Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 86 | 119 | 114 | 134 | 138 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:14PM3.74m | 9:35AM3.56m | 10:00PM3.43m | 10:26AM3.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM1.16m | 3:24AM1.33m | 3:46PM1.44m | 4:10AM1.61m | 4:43PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 86 | 119 | 114 | 134 | 138 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 836 | 575 | 535 | 527 | 535 | 522 | 487 | 527 | 598 | 346 | 145 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 143 | 83 | 8 |
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