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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 02 Nov 2025 CET
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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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche this week:

The surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche in the next 12 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CET) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Mon 3rd Nov)8ft (2.5m) 12s
Best Surf10PM (Thu 6th Nov)10ft (3.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 1PM (Thu 6th Nov)10ft (3.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
0
2
4
4
4
4
0
0
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121615141313131313121211101616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31242233147413368698951005275119271463112725883468275720461415102666155128562751
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
35
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
3.43
2:28PM
3.73
2:55AM
3.72
3:13PM
3.96
3:38AM
3.94
3:58PM
4.08
4:20AM
4.06
4:44PM
4.08
5:04AM
4.08
5:31PM
3.96
5:49AM
3.98
6:20PM
3.72
6:39AM
3.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.39
8:12AM
0.43
8:39PM
0.12
8:56AM
0.14
9:21PM
-0.06
9:41AM
-0.08
10:04PM
-0.14
10:26AM
-0.19
10:47PM
-0.09
11:12AM
-0.18
11:32PM
0.06
12:00PM
-0.04
12:19AM
0.29
12:52PM
0.21
Sun
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunrise--7:43--7:43--7:46--7:47--7:48--7:50--7:50
Sunset5:57--5:54--5:53--5:52--5:52--5:50--5:49--
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
13--------132----431--
Temp. °C171518191620211820221715151317181515151415
Feels °C (?)121317171318181418201412131015151111121412
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Information about the Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche is 9 km (6 miles) from Biarritz. If you plan a holiday in La Cote Basque, look for hotels and other accommodation in Biarritz. Biarritz has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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