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 Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | S | S | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | ENE | E | E | ENE | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 45 | 81 | 83 | 110 | 190 | 292 | 336 | 461 | 456 | 314 | 298 | 244 | 235 | 356 | 389 | 372 | 212 | 167 | 117 | 150 | 138 | 208 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SE | ESE | ENE | N | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | N | E | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | WSW | WSW | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 1.36 | 3:23AM 1.14 | 2:54PM 1.21 | 4:20AM 1.21 | 3:55PM 1.10 | 5:11AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:50PM 0.23 | 9:00AM 0.60 | 9:37PM 0.28 | 10:19AM 0.60 | 10:21PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 |

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