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 Newcastle - Stratts Spit at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newcastle - Stratts Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 142 | 96 | 75 | 109 | 148 | 233 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 250 | 242 | 237 | 189 | 185 | 442 | 144 | 128 | 115 | 85 | 93 | 96 | 80 | 127 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | E | ENE | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | ESE | E | ENE | NE | ENE | SW | W | NW | W | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21AM 1.23 | 3:00PM 1.34 | 4:18AM 1.27 | 3:57PM 1.23 | 5:09AM 1.33 | 4:55PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 0.38 | 8:59AM 0.69 | 9:43PM 0.43 | 10:10AM 0.69 | 10:26PM 0.46 | 11:20AM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 23 |

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