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 - Tea Tree Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Noosa - Tea Tree Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | NE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 13 | 295 | 313 | 251 | 229 | 237 | 413 | 574 | 689 | 640 | 518 | 482 | 417 | 400 | 349 | 310 | 266 | 266 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:34PM 1.40 | 5:45AM 1.66 | 5:19PM 1.38 | 6:24AM 1.77 | 6:02PM 1.38 | 7:01AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:57PM 0.47 | 11:55AM 0.80 | 11:34PM 0.44 | 12:41PM 0.76 | 12:10AM 0.40 | 1:23PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |

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