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 Point Cartwright/Secrets at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | NE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 103 | 154 | 144 | 108 | 134 | 109 | 109 | 64 | 48 | 8 | 239 | 306 | 374 | 371 | 360 | 374 | 375 | 359 | 405 | 406 | 435 | 405 | 376 | 328 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NNW | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM 1.47 | 4:44PM 1.30 | 5:52AM 1.58 | 5:27PM 1.28 | 6:31AM 1.69 | 6:09PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27PM 0.41 | 11:11AM 0.72 | 11:05PM 0.35 | 12:02PM 0.68 | 11:41PM 0.30 | 12:48PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |

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