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 Wurtulla at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wurtulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 415 | 400 | 353 | 353 | 330 | 286 | 252 | 258 | 226 | 227 | 201 | 203 | 173 | 169 | 167 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 138 | 115 | 89 | 69 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | NE | ENE | WSW | W | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:29AM 1.61 | 6:14PM 1.24 | 7:06AM 1.69 | 6:54PM 1.24 | 7:43AM 1.76 | 7:34PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 0.59 | 12:17AM 0.29 | 1:30PM 0.55 | 12:54AM 0.26 | 2:11PM 0.50 | 1:30AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |

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