
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 170 | 298 | 258 | 224 | 224 | 187 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 150 | 504 | 715 | 704 | 694 | 683 | 545 | 537 | 418 | 405 | 295 | 281 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:45AM3.59m | 9:10PM3.34m | 9:31AM3.34m | 10:07PM3.07m | 10:39AM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM1.34m | 3:03PM1.42m | 3:19AM1.62m | 3:55PM1.69m | 4:16AM1.88m | 5:11PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
167 | 170 | 298 | 258 | 224 | 224 | 187 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 150 | 504 | 715 | 704 | 694 | 683 | 545 | 537 | 418 | 405 | 295 | 281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 |
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