La Tortue surfForecast / Saint Barthélemy / Saint Barthélemy

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AST
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La Tortue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Tortue sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at La Tortue today?

The current surf forecast for La Tortue at 2AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at La Tortue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)888999998888888888888778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279273313328335299298334319311304297297339382373339339305309443380524675
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.32
7:45AM
0.32
8:00AM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
-0.19
11:20PM
-0.21
11:55PM
-0.22
12:36PM
0.29
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
Sunset5:54-------5:54-------5:55-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1--------------2---
Temp. °C262626262626262626262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)252525252525252525252525252524252524252523232323
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