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 Tuncurry-North Wall at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuncurry-North Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 583 | 354 | 474 | 466 | 403 | 188 | 143 | 302 | 245 | 96 | 237 | 197 | 104 | 82 | 200 | 220 | 122 | 116 | 107 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | N | NNW | NW | WNW | E | E | ENE | NNE | NNE | WNW | S | N | WNW | NE | ENE | NE | N | WSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:01AM 1.26 | 3:49PM 1.33 | 4:51AM 1.32 | 4:37PM 1.25 | 5:37AM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM 0.43 | 9:57AM 0.69 | 10:30PM 0.45 | 11:05AM 0.68 | 11:10PM 0.46 | 12:07PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |

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