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 Woolgoolga at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | 75 | 148 | 437 | 413 | 400 | 393 | 383 | 363 | 300 | 295 | 284 | 279 | 227 | 262 | 167 | 296 | 284 | 200 | 116 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | ESE | SSE | SE | SE | S | SSW | SW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NNE | ENE | NNE | N | N | NNW | NNW | WNW | NNE | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:09AM 1.04 | 2:55PM 1.25 | 4:12AM 1.11 | 3:51PM 1.13 | 5:07AM 1.20 | 4:48PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:52PM 0.21 | 8:41AM 0.50 | 9:40PM 0.24 | 10:00AM 0.53 | 10:25PM 0.25 | 11:14AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 |

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