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 7AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1363 | 1074 | 948 | 2228 | 2107 | 1875 | 1294 | 991 | 972 | 852 | 1472 | 2280 | 2959 | 3432 | 3390 | 2982 | 6755 | 6607 | 5934 | 4988 | 4547 | 3960 | 3079 | 2753 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ESE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | NNE | NNE | E | NE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:44PM 3.56 | 10:08AM 3.81 | 10:57PM 3.45 | 11:20AM 3.67 | 12:02AM 3.44 | 12:23PM 3.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:01AM 0.89 | 3:39PM 0.91 | 3:58AM 1.12 | 4:37PM 1.11 | 4:59AM 1.28 | 5:37PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |

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