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 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woolgoolga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | SSE | SSE | E | E | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 207 | 209 | 198 | 163 | 251 | 227 | 211 | 175 | 186 | 178 | 172 | 222 | 208 | 198 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 130 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 93 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | E | E | ENE | NNE | NW | NNW | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:43PM 0.99 | 6:36AM 1.37 | 6:34PM 0.97 | 7:14AM 1.45 | 7:21PM 0.97 | 7:51AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:47PM 0.26 | 1:08PM 0.40 | 12:26AM 0.25 | 1:52PM 0.33 | 1:05AM 0.24 | 2:32PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 |

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