Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 CEST
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Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche today?

The current surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
528
590
581
573
485
444
431
374
369
315
286
272
197
197
193
180
168
168
165
165
162
147
133
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
5
SE
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NW
0
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:06AM3.59m
5:22PM3.61m
5:39AM3.57m
5:52PM3.61m
6:10AM3.50m
6:23PM3.56m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.34m
11:22PM0.32m
11:37AM0.37m
11:57PM0.33m
12:10PM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
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7:00
6:58
6:56
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9:07
9:07
9:08
2
1
1
1
3
2
9
3
1
1
3
4
8
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
20
23
23
20
19
17
16
20
20
19
18
15
15
14
14
16
20
17
15
14
16
16
16
18
20
23
23
21
18
16
14
18
19
18
19
14
15
14
14
16
19
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Energy kJ
485
528
590
581
573
485
444
431
374
369
315
286
272
197
197
193
180
168
168
165
165
162
147
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
W
9
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
46
45
36
35
34
20
27
53
52
47
40
37
34
19
9
2
2
2
3
3
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
39
33
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
0
0
0
1
87
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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