Green Alert for Nazare

NAZARÉ, Portugal (Tuesday, November 13, 2018) - The World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour (BWT) has issued a Green Alert for the Nazaré Challenge in Nazaré, Portugal to run on Friday, November 16, 2018. The large WNW swell headed toward the region continues to look favorable and the big wave competitors will now make preparations for the event start. 

"We've officially issued a Green Alert to run the Nazaré Challenge on Friday, November 16," said Mike Parsons, WSL Big Wave Tour Commissioner. "The conditions we've been closely tracking still look favorable for Friday. We hope to see epic waves for the surfers to paddle into in the 25-35-foot face range*. The swell and the winds are expected to all come together and be very clean to kick off the Big Wave Tour season." 

*Face height. In surfer's feet the forecast is 12-15 foot with larger sets.

2018/2019 Nazaré Challenge Round 1 Matchups:

  • Heat 1: Billy Kemper (HAW), Lucas Chianca (BRA), Greg Long (USA), Nathan Florence (HAW), Francisco Porcella (ITA), Antonia Silva (PRT)
  • Heat 2: Ian Walsh (HAW), Tom Lowe (GBR), Will Skudin (USA), Russell Bierke (AUS), João De Macedo (PRT), Rodrigo Koxa (BRA)
  • Heat 3: Kai Lenny (HAW), Jamie Mitchell (AUS), Natxo Gonzalez (EUK), Jojo Roper (USA), Pedro Calado (BRA), Andrew Cotton (GBR)
  • Heat 4: Makuakai Rothman (HAW), Alex Botelho (PRT), Grant Baker (ZAF), Nic Lamb (USA), Nic von Rupp (PRT), João Guedes (PRT)

NOTE: Portugal is on Western European Standard Time which is 11 hours behind AEST Daylight Savings. So 8am Friday morning in Nazare is 7pm Friday evening on the Oz East Coast - except for Queensland where it's 6pm. In Adelaide it'll be 6:30pm and Perth 4pm.

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Moses Wednesday, 14 Nov 2018 at 5:47pm

The perfect timing for a Friday night....kids in bed, beer fridge stocked

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upnorth Thursday, 15 Nov 2018 at 8:32am

Good to see Andrew Cotton back at it, odds on Bierke for the win

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OllieB Thursday, 15 Nov 2018 at 1:54pm

Not sure Cotton will hang in there up against the paddle boys in the field.

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OllieB Thursday, 15 Nov 2018 at 1:56pm

Im gonna call Nathan Florence for the win, just have a feeling

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spenda Thursday, 15 Nov 2018 at 11:54am

Why do they keep stating Face Heights, it's like measuring your old fella from your chin. Agree with Moses through, fridge is stocked too.

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wbat Thursday, 15 Nov 2018 at 8:32pm

Not really. Can't see the old fella from my chin. Been cold recently...... Anyway.

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truebluebasher Thursday, 15 Nov 2018 at 10:57pm

Yet another faultless display on the state of play free of lads bet ads! ( A+ as usual)
Swellnetonians wish to nominate Mr Form Guide for Sports Journalism Walkley Award.

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CryptoKnight Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 7:52am

'Im gonna call Nathan Florence for the win, just have a feeling'

Nathan Florence? Benny went fuckin' red mist psycho!!! 'Don't mention no fuckin' glutes and shite ya fuckin' fucked up fuckin' ####ing, %%*** of a ****###ing ####**%%% cunt!!!!' Tore his fucking hair (singular) out... again!!! That Florence says fucking shite like this all the fucking time!!!!

'Many people in the surf community shy away from training with weights or training period for fear of becoming “too stiff” or getting injured, the fact is if your an athlete then Recovery is everything, if you surf all day and dont roll out, stretch, hydrate and eat right you will most definitely become “too Stiff” or even get injured. Working out without proper recovery/form will produce the same results. Its is all about recovery people! Training has become a huge part of my life, my body feels better, stronger, my ligaments feel tougher, which goes a very long way when you have a 15ft slab trying to rip you apart, training has become my prehab for the unpredictable chaos of the ocean and what we do as surfers.'

Swillnuts screech... goofer squwarked... 'shut ver ffffaaarrkkk up Florence...'
Florence does shit like this!!!!??? In a nutshell!!!!???

'Some strength work from last week, these last few days have been an insane learning experience on endurance and conditioning, so much knowledge dropped by @aerobiccapacity im trippin! Time to implement and see what happens ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ 315lb for a single here lets goooo.'

Juz 'ook ver weights up ter wingnuts ears... in a nutshell... again... (not to be confused with spud garnell... in the big boys shed... brickie cum arny)...

stupe's boy(zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...) blowie gort a mmmayytee who duz spliffs... 'easta albs'...!!!! Stup'e dun time!!!! Big time west!!! Under ver big top... wiv 'iz boyz!!!! Kimmy's got ver runs... down 'iz leg!!!! Bigtime!!!

goofer squwarked up... what goes up must come down!!!

I justa lurvs me a good 'ol fashion squwarkdown!!!

Untouched, fucking pristine!!! Twinnie country!!!

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OllieB Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 11:21am

Can anyone decipher this for me?

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Lanky Dean Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 11:42am

Not a chance!

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uncle_leroy Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:46pm

Be careful kids, if you eat abalone gut sandwiches this is how much crap you will dribble out of your nutshell

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Blowin Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 8:23am

Garret McNamara never once looked on his inside and saw Lifty.

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CryptoKnight Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 8:35am

I never saw you. Now you see it now you don't. Typical.

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stunet Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 8:35am

Yo Lifty,

Unfortunately Swellnet's Auto Deletion Algorithm kicked in, as it does when the same post is repeated 500 times, and your comment was deleted.

Yours insincerely,
Stupe

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CryptoKnight Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 8:36am

Never expected anything different.

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garyg1412 Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 10:00am

Good to see Foxtel has the Lawn Bowls Premier League slotted in for 7pm tonight, but no word yet on whether this event will get a gig!!!

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belly Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 11:17am

I can pretty much guarantee they won't put it on live, a 3-hr replay package is already scheduled for noon tomorrow. Feel free to complain to them, I have in the past, it will achieve nothing.

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garyg1412 Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:41pm

Yep seems like Rupert's billion dollar cricket deal might be affecting programming in other areas. Had to watch the Wallabies on SBS the other night - go figure!!! If it wasn't for the wife's Lifestyle Channel addiction I'd tell them to shove their $90/month up their clacker.

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belly Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:58pm

The cricket doesn't have anything to do with it really. They've been shafting live surfing despite their marketing statrments for years. I've gone through the 9 stages ;-)

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CryptoKnight Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 10:27am

‘I’m gonna call Nathan Florence for the win, just have a feeling’

https://www.swellnet.com/news/surfpolitik/2014/06/10/muscle

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Blowin Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 11:52am

Go home Grandpa, you’re drunk.

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fitzroy-21 Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:05pm

Hahahaha, lifty has never been sober.

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Bnkref Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:07pm

My head almost explodes every time I see "in a nutshell" on these pages.

Stu, you guys will be streaming the Nazare comp I hope?

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stunet Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:13pm

Yep, long as the WSL whacks it on FB then we'll stream it here.

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Bnkref Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:21pm

Excellent, thanks. Prime time for Oz.

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stunet Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:23pm

Prime time...and Friday night!

We'll also scout around to see if someone does a livefeed of Sunday's mega swell.

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Island Bay Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 12:29pm

Karma points if you succeed!

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redmondo Friday, 16 Nov 2018 at 7:13pm

I,ve got a feeling about OllieB,s feeling.