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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 Friday 22 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche today?
The current surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
247 | 270 | 222 | 218 | 210 | 226 | 193 | 183 | 170 | 121 | 117 | 119 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 90 | 119 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:54AM3.09m | 10:18PM3.34m | 11:05AM2.94m | 11:29PM3.20m | 12:17PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.53m | 3:46PM0.83m | 4:36AM0.72m | 4:55PM0.97m | 5:48AM0.83m | 6:07PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — |
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Temp °C | 24 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
25 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 247 | 270 | 222 | 218 | 210 | 226 | 193 | 183 | 170 | 121 | 39 | 47 | 24 | 90 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 90 | 119 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 119 | 91 | 14 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 84 | 87 | 43 | 114 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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