Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 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 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 11 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 50 | 86 | 119 | 114 | 134 | 117 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53AM3.79m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 86 | 119 | 114 | 134 | 117 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | N 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 193 | 587 | 560 | 535 | 527 | 527 | 564 | 487 | 532 | 598 | 354 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 193 | 143 | 83 |
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