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3:26 pm 2 Jun 2012

Kraker06 aug 2010, Labenne Ocean

12:43 pm 25 Aug 2010


Lafitenia ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Lafitenia Surf Forecast / France – La Cote Basque / France

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 18 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012

Lafitenia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.3
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Period (s) (?) 9 13 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 10
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Max-energy 16 57 121 140 62 164 150 793 1402 1084 777 584 328 125 88 158 230 333
Wind
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W 10
NNE 15
SE 20
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NW 0
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SSE 15
SSW 20
NW 10
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Wind State (?) glass glass glass cross off cross on glass glass on glass glass glass off cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Lafitenia blow from the SE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Lafitenia sea temperature is 17.0 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 max: 19.8 min: 15.1 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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  rain showers rain showers part cloud part cloud part cloud rain showers rain showers light rain part cloud part cloud part cloud clear rain showers part cloud part cloud rain showers mod rain light rain
Summary rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs light rain some clouds some clouds some clouds clear rain shwrs some clouds some clouds rain shwrs mod rain light rain
Rain (mm) 1 3 - - - 2 5 1 - - - - 1 - - 3 8 2
High °C 24 18 20 21 21 22 20 16 18 17 15 21 21 19 24 19 15 16
Low °C 22 16 18 21 20 22 18 15 17 17 15 18 20 19 22 16 14 15
Chill °C (?) 24 18 20 21 21 22 20 16 18 17 15 21 21 19 24 19 14 15
Sunrise - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:26 - - 5:24 - - 5:24 - - 5:24
Sunset 20:43 - - 20:44 - - 20:45 - - 20:45 - - 20:45 - - 20:45 - -
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Lafitenia is 12 km (7 miles) from Fuenterrabia. If you plan a holiday in La Cote Basque, look for hotels and other accommodation in Fuenterrabia. Fuenterrabia has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.