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 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ile d'Oleron - Chassiron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4600 | 3960 | 3079 | 2768 | 2465 | 1847 | 1468 | 1281 | 1111 | 875 | 757 | 746 | 861 | 1033 | 1048 | 1064 | 1064 | 1052 | 1036 | 1144 | 1256 | 1412 | 1723 | 1723 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:23PM 3.62 | 12:59AM 3.51 | 1:19PM 3.63 | 1:48AM 3.62 | 2:07PM 3.68 | 2:30AM 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 1.21 | 6:03AM 1.32 | 6:36PM 1.21 | 7:04AM 1.25 | 7:31PM 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

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