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 Willawahs at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Willawahs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 743 | 773 | 692 | 649 | 587 | 296 | 450 | 363 | 273 | 200 | 144 | 119 | 183 | 270 | 220 | 147 | 111 | 79 | 57 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ESE | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 0.98 | 12:44AM 0.83 | 12:56PM 0.90 | 1:44AM 0.85 | 1:48PM 0.82 | 2:40AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:33PM 0.13 | 6:42AM 0.22 | 7:21PM 0.15 | 7:47AM 0.27 | 8:07PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |

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