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 7PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | N | N | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 88 | 59 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | W | NNE | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 5.59 | 8:20PM 5.56 | 8:46AM 5.69 | 9:14PM 5.70 | 9:36AM 5.87 | 10:01PM 5.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 2.05 | 3:05AM 2.14 | 3:40PM 2.00 | 4:09AM 2.03 | 4:39PM 1.83 | 5:03AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 |

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