
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 10AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 11 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11AM4.08m | 8:29PM4.33m | 8:56AM3.91m | 9:15PM4.09m | 9:42AM3.72m | 10:04PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.60m | 2:07PM0.82m | 2:40AM0.80m | 2:53PM1.01m | 3:26AM1.05m | 3:41PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 715 | 860 | 853 | 1168 | 1292 | 1292 | 715 | 614 | 614 | 537 | 536 | 579 | 804 | 461 | 193 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 83 | 83 | 9 | 35 |
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