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 Wissant at 12AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 66 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 5.54 | 7:48AM 5.59 | 8:20PM 5.56 | 8:46AM 5.69 | 9:14PM 5.70 | 9:36AM 5.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:28PM 1.94 | 1:58AM 2.10 | 2:33PM 2.05 | 3:05AM 2.14 | 3:40PM 2.00 | 4:09AM 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - |
| Sunset | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

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