Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
212 | 231 | 167 | 255 | 222 | 226 | 196 | 163 | 136 | 113 | 83 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:36AM3.18m | 00:26AM3.03m | 1:05PM3.16m | 1:56AM3.07m | 2:23PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM1.84m | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:34AM1.95m | 7:33PM1.85m | 8:00AM1.87m | 8:45PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 4 |
212 | 231 | 167 | — | 222 | 226 | 196 | 163 | 136 | 113 | 83 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — |
— | — | 28 | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 143 | 143 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 27 |
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