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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 CEST
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Today's St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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 42mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
11
12
21
29
31
33
53
84
167
233
291
328
376
376
370
439
621
599
440
347
327
299
299
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
NW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:11AM3.78m
2:43PM3.76m
3:01AM4.02m
3:29PM4.02m
3:48AM4.24m
4:12PM4.24m
Low Tide
8:27AM1.18m
8:45PM1.19m
9:14AM0.94m
9:33PM0.91m
9:59AM0.73m
10:19PM0.67m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
7
8
4
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
6
8
7
8
7
6
6
7
5
4
6
8
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
4
4
7
3
7
44
73
48
440
299
299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
25
11
12
21
29
31
33
53
84
167
233
291
328
376
376
370
439
621
599
347
327
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
300
300
216
415
1115
192
300
319
143
319
143
403
388
399
311
252
171
252
311
308
328
328
143
7
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
3
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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