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 Capbreton - La Piste at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Capbreton - La Piste. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4542 | 4219 | 2994 | 2460 | 2169 | 1797 | 1283 | 1245 | 1245 | 1405 | 1708 | 1831 | 1831 | 1605 | 1512 | 1377 | 1401 | 1193 | 1317 | 2866 | 2822 | 2746 | 2784 | 2784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | ESE | ESE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11AM 2.81 | 12:33PM 2.92 | 1:08AM 2.89 | 1:28PM 2.95 | 1:56AM 3.01 | 2:16PM 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 1.13 | 6:38PM 1.01 | 7:03AM 1.06 | 7:28PM 0.96 | 7:54AM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |

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