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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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 7AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
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
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
561
488
428
384
392
384
299
293
222
208
176
139
132
100
100
68
54
41
41
40
31
39
56
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48AM4.24m
4:12PM4.24m
4:34AM4.38m
4:56PM4.41m
5:20AM4.44m
5:40PM4.49m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.73m
10:19PM0.67m
10:43AM0.60m
11:05PM0.50m
11:27AM0.56m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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
9:23
9:24
6
5
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
15
16
16
15
13
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
10
10
11
10
9
8
9
13
14
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
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
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
488
428
293
222
208
176
139
132
100
100
68
54
41
41
40
31
36
35
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
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
16
0.4
NW
15
Energy kJ
5
5
8
8
18
17
39
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
12
10
15
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
580
561
384
392
384
299
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
344
171
129
129
294
375
337
44
44
44
35
8
143
44
8
8
1
1
1
1
8
337
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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