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 Hossegor - La Nord at 4AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hossegor - La Nord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2825 | 2787 | 2749 | 2795 | 2756 | 2417 | 2281 | 1989 | 1643 | 1326 | 1137 | 995 | 1252 | 6185 | 13815 | 15289 | 14991 | 14836 | 11792 | 10908 | 9848 | 9291 | 8926 | 8518 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | WSW | W | NW | WNW | WSW | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SW | SW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 3.14 | 2:58PM 3.11 | 3:15AM 3.26 | 3:37PM 3.20 | 3:51AM 3.37 | 4:13PM 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13PM 0.88 | 8:38AM 0.82 | 8:54PM 0.79 | 9:19AM 0.69 | 9:33PM 0.71 | 9:57AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |

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