St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.40° N 1.66° W

St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe sea temperature is
25.0° C
3.2° 

How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
W
11
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
19
17
16
9
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
27
50
86
119
114
134
117
136
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
NW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
15
NW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:53AM3.79m
9:14PM3.74m
9:35AM3.56m
10:00PM3.43m
10:26AM3.34m
Low Tide
3:00PM1.16m
3:24AM1.33m
3:46PM1.44m
4:10AM1.61m
4:43PM1.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:02
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
23
24
24
22
20
19
19
19
22
24
23
22
20
21
21
20
22
23
23
20
19
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
23
21
21
21
24
25
24
24
22
22
23
21
24
23
23
20
19
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