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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 CEST
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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 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)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 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
17
14
20
28
31
27
43
76
135
200
233
277
328
322
390
580
703
822
542
416
433
355
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:22
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
5
3
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
6
4
5
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
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
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
21
20
17
5
5
4
4
7
3
3
2
7
29
75
54
72
703
542
416
355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
14
20
28
31
27
43
76
135
200
233
277
328
322
390
580
822
433
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
300
300
216
415
560
192
300
300
143
143
319
378
378
378
311
238
209
252
311
311
344
337
143
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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