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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 Thursday 14 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 488 | 428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 257 | 215 | 177 | — | 115 | 95 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 223 | 349 | 398 | 465 | 516 | 548 | 626 | 519 | — | — | 392 | 400 | 384 | 305 | 293 | 281 | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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