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 6AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wissant. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | SSW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:40AM 5.63 | 7:17PM 5.54 | 7:48AM 5.59 | 8:20PM 5.56 | 8:46AM 5.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:57AM 1.89 | 1:28PM 1.94 | 1:58AM 2.10 | 2:33PM 2.05 | 3:05AM 2.14 | 3:40PM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |

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