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 Noosa - Johnsons at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Noosa - Johnsons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | NE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 202 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 154 | 140 | 133 | 176 | 140 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 22 | 13 | 247 | 296 | 403 | 513 | 623 | 604 | 623 | 629 | 629 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | NW | NW | NW | N | NE | NE | NNE | N | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 1.42 | 5:02AM 1.55 | 4:34PM 1.40 | 5:45AM 1.66 | 5:19PM 1.38 | 6:24AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03AM 0.83 | 10:19PM 0.51 | 11:03AM 0.82 | 10:57PM 0.47 | 11:55AM 0.80 | 11:34PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |

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