Surf Forecasts:
Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche surf forecast from 14 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 14 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, NW swell with 273 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche this week:
The surf forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche in the next 16 days are 1.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guethary - Les Alcyons/Avalanche over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 185 | 142 | 90 | 79 | 40 | 26 | 78 | 130 | 176 | 173 | 206 | 143 | 140 | 142 | 115 | 94 | 99 | 62 | 44 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:39PM3.80m | 5:10AM3.77m | 5:30PM3.94m | 6:02AM3.79m | 6:21PM4.01m | 6:54AM3.73m | 7:12PM3.99m | 7:45AM3.60m | 8:04PM3.88m | 8:38AM3.43m | 8:57PM3.71m | 9:32AM3.24m | 9:52PM3.50m | 10:28AM3.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.08m | 11:10AM0.18m | 11:40PM-0.03m | 12:00PM0.16m | 00:32AM-0.05m | 12:49PM0.20m | 1:24AM0.03m | 1:39PM0.30m | 2:17AM0.18m | 2:30PM0.45m | 3:10AM0.37m | 3:23PM0.63m | 4:06AM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | 9:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 354 | 185 | 142 | 90 | 54 | 40 | 24 | 78 | 130 | 176 | 173 | 206 | 143 | 140 | 142 | 115 | 94 | 99 | 62 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | N 4 | — | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 11 | 37 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 526 | 39 | 111 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 490 | 31 | 91 |
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