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 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | NNE | NNE | E | E | E | E | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 295 | 284 | 279 | 292 | 320 | 302 | 290 | 282 | 240 | 117 | 130 | 94 | 81 | 132 | 61 | 131 | 131 | 70 | 72 | 53 | 64 | 252 | 307 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | NW | NNE | ENE | NE | NNE | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | N | N | NW | SW | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 1.11 | 3:51PM 1.13 | 5:07AM 1.20 | 4:48PM 1.05 | 5:54AM 1.29 | 5:43PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:00AM 0.53 | 10:25PM 0.25 | 11:14AM 0.52 | 11:07PM 0.26 | 12:17PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |

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