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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 CEST
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Today's St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (14 May)6ft (1.8m)9s

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 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
223
349
398
465
516
548
626
519
488
428
392
400
384
305
293
281
257
215
177
153
115
95
80
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01AM4.02m
3:29PM4.02m
3:48AM4.24m
4:12PM4.24m
4:34AM4.38m
4:56PM4.41m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.94m
9:33PM0.91m
9:59AM0.73m
10:19PM0.67m
10:43AM0.60m
11:05PM0.50m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:24
2
3
2
1
1
3
8
6
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
7
6
7
6
7
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.4
NW
13
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
44
488
428
257
215
177
115
95
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
135
223
349
398
465
516
548
626
519
392
400
384
305
293
281
153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
322
319
399
337
388
968
344
344
171
31
15
294
497
336
275
143
59
44
59
109
44
8
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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