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 L'Ile Aux Vaches – Lervily at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at L'Ile Aux Vaches – Lervily. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3468 | 3242 | 2933 | 1977 | 4310 | 4437 | 5017 | 4887 | 4415 | 4356 | 4318 | 3727 | 3436 | 3180 | 3048 | 2716 | 2448 | 2029 | 1862 | 2154 | 2815 | 3278 | 5277 | 28483 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | NW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | WNW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:36PM 3.86 | 2:04AM 3.97 | 2:23PM 3.99 | 2:45AM 4.15 | 3:05PM 4.14 | 3:23AM 4.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20AM 1.48 | 7:45PM 1.34 | 8:13AM 1.33 | 8:32PM 1.21 | 8:58AM 1.15 | 9:14PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |

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