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 Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1444 | 991 | 848 | 852 | 1630 | 2471 | 2959 | 3432 | 3127 | 2982 | 6195 | 6138 | 5564 | 4988 | 4600 | 3719 | 3079 | 2529 | 2255 | 1843 | 1468 | 1299 | 1111 | 888 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:57PM 3.45 | 11:20AM 3.67 | 12:02AM 3.44 | 12:23PM 3.62 | 12:59AM 3.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.91 | 3:58AM 1.12 | 4:37PM 1.11 | 4:59AM 1.28 | 5:37PM 1.21 | 6:03AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - |
| Sunset | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

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