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 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche sea temperature is
22.4°C
2.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
13
2.3
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
725
651
604
538
404
315
309
309
296
357
1423
1948
2035
2005
1975
1723
1468
1279
1052
868
827
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:44AM3.08m
9:09PM2.84m
9:27AM2.82m
10:03PM2.57m
10:34AM2.60m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.94m
3:18AM1.17m
3:54PM1.23m
4:17AM1.42m
5:12PM1.43m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
19
19
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