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: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Willawahs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | ESE | ESE | ESE | N | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 273 | 200 | 144 | 141 | 208 | 270 | 231 | 176 | 111 | 82 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 121 | 47 | 144 | 166 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 0.90 | 1:44AM 0.85 | 1:48PM 0.82 | 2:40AM 0.87 | 2:39PM 0.76 | 3:31AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:21PM 0.15 | 7:47AM 0.27 | 8:07PM 0.17 | 8:49AM 0.29 | 8:49PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |

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