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 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wurtulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | NNE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 190 | 183 | 113 | 110 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 96 | 88 | 131 | 80 | 63 | 68 | 51 | 145 | 136 | 251 | 299 | 290 | 326 | 494 | 571 | 621 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 1.30 | 4:03PM 1.30 | 5:04AM 1.41 | 4:49PM 1.26 | 5:49AM 1.51 | 5:32PM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06AM 0.66 | 10:24PM 0.44 | 11:07AM 0.66 | 11:03PM 0.39 | 12:00PM 0.63 | 11:40PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |

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