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St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe Surf Forecast
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St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
23 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 74 | 135 | 205 | 233 | 277 | 338 | 401 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53PM3.51m | 2:11AM3.78m | 2:43PM3.76m | 3:01AM4.02m | 3:29PM4.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM1.42m | 7:53PM1.46m | 8:27AM1.18m | 8:45PM1.19m | 9:14AM0.94m | 9:33PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | W 11 | — | — | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 23 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 75 | 87 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 74 | 135 | 205 | 233 | 277 | 338 | 401 | 449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 4 | 31 | 83 | 83 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 300 | 333 | 415 | 560 | 362 | 300 | 300 | 143 | 300 | 337 | 403 | 388 | 388 | 311 | 225 |
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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