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Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche Surf Forecast
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Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.5°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 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
154 | 154 | 154 | 192 | 211 | 220 | 238 | 216 | 216 | 202 | 233 | 233 | 112 | 122 | 106 | 138 | 97 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 83 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:16AM3.23m | 7:29PM3.32m | 7:52AM3.05m | 8:07PM3.15m | 8:32AM2.86m | 8:51PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.55m | 1:19PM0.73m | 1:45AM0.72m | 1:56PM0.90m | 2:26AM0.92m | 2:38PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 154 | 192 | — | 220 | 238 | 216 | 216 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 106 | 138 | 97 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 83 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 32 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | 202 | 233 | 233 | 112 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 436 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 499 | 490 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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