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 10AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fecamp. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 547 | 240 | 336 | 280 | 259 | 191 | 86 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 82 | 75 | 144 | 187 | 57 | 57 | 109 | 115 | 120 | 198 | 154 | 153 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | SW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:53AM 6.68 | 6:17PM 6.59 | 6:55AM 6.66 | 7:19PM 6.59 | 7:51AM 6.76 | 8:14PM 6.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 3.10 | 12:42AM 2.92 | 1:18PM 3.11 | 1:46AM 2.93 | 2:20PM 2.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

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