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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 CET
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Today's St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe sea temperature is
13.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
4
4
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131316161616161515151616161616161514131314141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206725354528437739363417295823682207254729973480428544023740303526852760400151336798669966094858
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
20
W
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
40
W
40
WSW
55
W
55
W
45
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
4.14
7:27PM
3.83
7:44AM
4.03
8:10PM
3.72
8:31AM
3.86
9:00PM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
0.76
1:29AM
0.91
2:00PM
0.89
2:14AM
1.04
2:47PM
1.06
3:07AM
1.20
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise--------8:30-------8:29-------
Sunset--6:05-------6:06-------6:07-----
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11---231----524111
Temp. °C1011121198888101010109878119810101010
Feels °C (?)2356544445331442341-1-1-113
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