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 Narrabeen-South at 1PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Narrabeen-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | NE | NE | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 345 | 855 | 556 | 436 | 414 | 298 | 220 | 595 | 533 | 494 | 452 | 556 | 566 | 488 | 472 | 396 | 383 | 322 | 257 | 242 | 189 | 149 | 115 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:52AM 1.34 | 6:03PM 0.99 | 6:32AM 1.40 | 6:55PM 0.98 | 7:09AM 1.45 | 7:43PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:27PM 0.45 | 11:48PM 0.39 | 1:15PM 0.38 | 12:28AM 0.40 | 1:58PM 0.31 | 1:08AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |

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