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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.7°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 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
1
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
133
73
147
144
138
138
133
130
130
154
144
242
220
193
168
164
142
166
170
68
164
118
57
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
15
NW
5
W
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:43AM3.38m
6:55PM3.46m
7:16AM3.23m
7:29PM3.32m
7:52AM3.05m
8:07PM3.15m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.41m
12:44PM0.57m
1:07AM0.55m
1:19PM0.73m
1:45AM0.72m
1:56PM0.90m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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6:56
6:54
6:52
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9:10
9:12
9:13
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
7
8
9
8
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.1
N
12
0.6
NW
8
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
127
133
73
147
144
138
138
133
130
130
154
144
242
220
193
168
164
142
166
68
3
38
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
12
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
68
25
15
3
3
1
1
6
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.5
W
3
1.1
NW
9
1
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
8
16
32
33
6
170
63
164
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
132
91
12
136
12
12
0
0
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
811
175
196
0
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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