Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM3.72m | 4:23AM3.68m | 4:36PM3.94m | 4:57AM3.88m | 5:09PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM1.45m | 10:13PM1.23m | 10:24AM1.22m | 10:47PM1.01m | 10:57AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 37 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 | W 5 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 535 | 535 | 158 | 81 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 545 | 300 | 310 | 60 | 26 | 43 | 81 | 31 | 14 | 9 |
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