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 Bruny Island - Lagoons at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Lagoons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2880 | 3377 | 1974 | 1801 | 1685 | 980 | 809 | 687 | 520 | 457 | 408 | 1356 | 1594 | 564 | 574 | 1487 | 579 | 368 | 373 | 933 | 961 | 904 | 885 | 830 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | NNE | NNW | NW | NW | ESE | SSE | ENE | E | ENE | SSW | SW | N | N | SSE | SE | SE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:10AM 0.70 | 4:28AM 0.73 | 4:52AM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50PM 0.23 | 1:15PM 0.19 | 1:49PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |

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