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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
210
226
193
183
170
121
117
119
121
90
83
82
83
119
119
86
78
78
77
75
74
74
50
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54AM3.09m
10:18PM3.34m
11:05AM2.94m
11:29PM3.20m
12:17PM2.89m
00:40AM3.14m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.83m
4:36AM0.72m
4:55PM0.97m
5:48AM0.83m
6:07PM1.02m
6:55AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:31
9:32
Temp °C
26
31
32
30
27
16
16
17
20
23
25
24
23
18
17
18
24
29
31
30
28
26
25
24
26
30
30
30
27
14
15
17
21
22
25
25
25
18
17
19
25
29
30
30
29
26
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
218
210
226
193
183
170
121
36
42
121
90
83
82
83
119
119
86
78
78
77
75
74
74
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
117
119
22
14
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
18
Energy kJ
1
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
6
0
0
43
13
0
0
87
87
28
1
17
13
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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