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Anglet - Les Sables d'Or surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Anglet - Les Sables d'Or surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anglet - Les Sables d'Or sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Anglet - Les Sables d'Or today?
The current surf forecast for Anglet - Les Sables d'Or at 6AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Anglet - Les Sables d'Or. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1077 | 1028 | 1013 | 2751 | 2414 | 2513 | 2547 | 2479 | 2625 | 2692 | 2655 | 2446 | 2378 | 2311 | 1973 | 1778 | 1520 | 1329 | 1030 | 943 | 1400 | 6267 | 13122 | 14667 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 3.54 | 2:21PM 3.59 | 2:41AM 3.66 | 3:01PM 3.64 | 3:18AM 3.78 | 3:38PM 3.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:59PM 1.67 | 8:23AM 1.66 | 8:44PM 1.60 | 9:09AM 1.55 | 9:24PM 1.53 | 9:49AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
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