Wakayama South East
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1-2ft (Waist High)
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N 3kt
1.1 m @ 9.1s E (88°)
Mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
First light: 6:07am Sunrise:6:33am Sunset:4:53pm Last light:5:19pm
17
Current: 17.0 (7:00pm) Min: 10°C - Max: 19°C

Wind History

Kansai International Airport

Tide Prediction

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Editors picks

The Depth Test

Cecil Healy: "A jolly good fellow"

Phil Jarratt
Wednesday, 14 November 2018  13

A century after he lost his life on the Western Front, Phil Jarratt recalls Australian surfing's greatest unsung hero.

Swellnet Analysis

Forecast: Pan Atlantic swell

Stu Nettle
Tuesday, 13 November 2018  50

Nazare will go Himalayan, yet it's the sheer spread of the upcoming Atlantic swell that is most impressive.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Russ Bierke gets pumped at Nazare

Stu Nettle
Friday, 9 November 2018  18

Watch Russ Bierke fade to black at huge Nazare.

Talking Heads

Dreamtime with Ellis Ericson

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 8 November 2018  7

"The nostalgia thing is great, but I wanna push ahead with design."

Latest News

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Adrien Toyon // First Love

Stu Nettle
Friday, 16 November 2018  8

Twenty-something surfer reunites with his very first board and wonders why he ever stopped surfing it.

Swellnet Analysis

River deep, mountain high: Explaining Nazare

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 15 November 2018  21

As a wedge of Himalayan proportions, Nazare breaks like no other big wave on Earth. Here's why it does what it does.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Albee Layer and Matt Meola // Polylemma

Stu Nettle
Thursday, 15 November 2018  21

Get two surfers for the price of none.

Form Guide

Green Alert for Nazare

Wednesday, 14 November 2018  28

It's 48 hours till go time. Check the draw and time difference for Oz viewers.

Swellnet Dispatch

Oil spill in Great Australian Bight could reach Sydney's beaches

Eugene Boisvert...
Wednesday, 14 November 2018  33

A leaked draft environmental plan illustrates how damaging a drilling mishap in the Bight could be.

Form Guide

Yellow Alert for Nazare

Stu Nettle
Wednesday, 14 November 2018  7

"Though Friday's swell will be overshadowed by Sunday's it has a few things going in its favour."

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Bowie Pollard // Tea Tree

Stu Nettle
Tuesday, 13 November 2018  15

Timeless scenes from the outside points.

Swellnet Dispatch

Watch: Reef Heazlewood // Untitled

Stu Nettle
Tuesday, 13 November 2018  22

Freesurfing at the pointy end of the season.

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