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Lorient surfForecast / Saint Barthélemy / Saint Barthélemy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lorient surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lorient sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Nearby Cam: 4km away, Live Webcam - SBH Port de Gustavia
How big are the waves at Lorient today?
The current surf forecast for Lorient at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lorient. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 549 | 563 | 563 | 641 | 641 | 641 | 575 | 524 | 522 | 533 | 696 | 786 | 771 | 730 | 705 | 625 | 610 | 612 | 546 | 474 | 474 | 417 | 408 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 0.38 | 7:06AM 0.39 | 7:43AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:25PM -0.09 | 10:57PM -0.11 | 11:31PM -0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
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