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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 11PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)5ft (1.6m)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 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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)
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
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
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
505
598
580
561
488
428
384
392
384
305
293
222
208
176
139
132
100
84
69
54
41
41
40
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
NW
10
NW
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
3:29PM4.02m
3:48AM4.24m
4:12PM4.24m
4:34AM4.38m
4:56PM4.41m
5:20AM4.44m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.91m
9:59AM0.73m
10:19PM0.67m
10:43AM0.60m
11:05PM0.50m
11:27AM0.56m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
2
4
6
6
4
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
15
16
7
5
6
6
6
7
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
9
7
8
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
13
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
44
488
428
293
222
208
176
139
100
84
69
54
41
41
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
5
5
8
8
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
430
505
598
580
561
384
392
384
305
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
388
344
252
164
122
143
294
337
300
44
44
44
44
43
133
44
44
1
1
1
1
1
8
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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