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 Fecamp at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fecamp. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 54 | 75 | 187 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 103 | 136 | 146 | 108 | 212 | 128 | 120 | 108 | 65 | 66 | 81 | 153 | 153 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SW | SW | WNW | N | NNW | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19PM 6.59 | 7:51AM 6.76 | 8:14PM 6.70 | 8:39AM 6.92 | 9:01PM 6.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 3.11 | 1:46AM 2.93 | 2:20PM 2.97 | 2:42AM 2.83 | 3:11PM 2.74 | 3:30AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

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