Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for Evans Head-Airforce Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-Airforce Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | E | E | E | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 313 | 255 | 260 | 214 | 140 | 102 | 166 | 141 | 135 | 106 | 123 | 98 | 122 | 91 | 94 | 80 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 45 | 360 | 405 | 503 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNW | NE | NE | NNE | N | NW | NNW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36PM 1.18 | 4:04AM 1.21 | 3:33PM 1.08 | 4:52AM 1.31 | 4:30PM 1.01 | 5:34AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.26 | 10:04AM 0.60 | 9:59PM 0.27 | 11:12AM 0.55 | 10:40PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 |

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