Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.43° N 1.62° W

Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche sea temperature is
24.1°C
2.9° 

Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
356
374
307
363
648
1045
850
584
413
331
354
362
339
324
388
593
517
407
365
287
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
ENE
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:41PM3.80m
6:00AM3.62m
6:13PM3.88m
6:31AM3.68m
6:45PM3.89m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.32m
11:50PM0.17m
11:59AM0.21m
00:22AM0.10m
12:31PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
21
24
23
22
21
19
18
18
22
25
24
22
21
19
19
18
21
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
17
21
20
21
20
18
17
17
22
23
22
22
22
20
20
18
23
22
21
22
22
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