Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56AM3.64m | 5:13PM4.01m | 5:41AM3.78m | 5:57PM4.15m | 6:23AM3.83m | 6:38PM4.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:22PM-0.05m | 11:34AM0.07m | 00:05AM-0.14m | 12:16PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 197 | 197 | 17 | 91 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 465 | 196 | 136 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 136 | 196 | 333 | 196 | 136 |
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