Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM4.00m | 8:34PM4.05m | 8:53AM3.79m | 9:14PM3.74m | 9:35AM3.56m | 10:00PM3.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.77m | 2:18PM0.90m | 2:44AM1.04m | 3:00PM1.16m | 3:24AM1.33m | 3:46PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
24 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 27 | 185 | 193 | 83 | 193 | 27 | 108 | 4 | 185 | 27 | 600 | 560 | 560 | 575 | 536 | 60 | 527 | 497 | 487 | 487 | 185 | 43 |
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