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 Anglet - Le Club at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Anglet - Le Club. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2734 | 2661 | 2729 | 2412 | 2480 | 2618 | 2546 | 2311 | 1973 | 1778 | 1520 | 1216 | 972 | 848 | 1022 | 5449 | 12753 | 13683 | 13394 | 13255 | 10467 | 9558 | 9044 | 8551 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WNW | W | SE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:21PM 3.59 | 2:41AM 3.66 | 3:01PM 3.64 | 3:18AM 3.78 | 3:38PM 3.70 | 3:53AM 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:44PM 1.60 | 9:09AM 1.55 | 9:24PM 1.53 | 9:49AM 1.44 | 10:01PM 1.46 | 10:27AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - |
| Sunset | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |

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