St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CEST
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Today's St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today?

The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.6
NW
15
0.6
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
159
188
176
206
203
200
198
189
173
168
136
134
103
93
89
87
87
86
45
42
42
41
57
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
W
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
E
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:51PM4.08m
5:07AM4.12m
5:22PM4.13m
5:38AM4.07m
5:51PM4.13m
6:09AM4.00m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.84m
11:11AM0.85m
11:28PM0.81m
11:42AM0.87m
00:01AM0.84m
12:14PM0.95m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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7:00
6:58
6:56
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9:06
9:07
9:07
9:09
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
9
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
21
23
23
20
19
16
16
20
22
21
17
15
15
15
15
17
19
18
16
16
16
16
15
19
21
23
23
20
18
14
14
19
21
21
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.6
NW
15
0.6
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
129
159
188
176
206
203
200
198
189
173
168
136
134
103
93
89
87
87
86
45
42
42
41
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
12
9
8
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
11
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
83
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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