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 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wurtulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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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 | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 195 | 193 | 643 | 493 | 529 | 517 | 491 | 474 | 474 | 401 | 394 | 317 | 311 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 237 | 192 | 188 | 181 | 141 | 108 | 106 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | NE | E | E | ENE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NE | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:00AM 1.15 | 2:18PM 1.44 | 3:11AM 1.21 | 3:12PM 1.35 | 4:12AM 1.30 | 4:03PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 0.57 | 8:57PM 0.50 | 8:56AM 0.63 | 9:43PM 0.47 | 10:06AM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |

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