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-South Wall at 4AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Evans Head-South Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | 268 | 316 | 348 | 425 | 467 | 428 | 387 | 355 | 352 | 334 | 310 | 273 | 225 | 193 | 199 | 164 | 169 | 142 | 138 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:30PM 1.01 | 5:34AM 1.40 | 5:26PM 0.98 | 6:14AM 1.48 | 6:16PM 0.97 | 6:51AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:40PM 0.27 | 12:08PM 0.47 | 11:20PM 0.27 | 12:54PM 0.39 | 12:01AM 0.26 | 1:35PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |

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