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 Willyabrup at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Willyabrup. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | S | SSE | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 544 | 422 | 522 | 1752 | 824 | 2024 | 3771 | 3440 | 2802 | 2162 | 1426 | 515 | 443 | 680 | 605 | 527 | 453 | 532 | 365 | 215 | 211 | 207 | 229 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:28PM 0.69 | 7:51PM 0.73 | 8:17PM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 0.10 | 5:36AM 0.08 | 6:07AM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 |

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