Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 50 | 134 | 119 | 165 | 159 | 136 | 133 | 138 | 212 | 231 | 255 | 222 | 222 | 226 | 196 | 163 | 136 | 113 | 83 | 79 | 50 | 61 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 10:26AM3.34m | 11:01PM3.17m | 11:36AM3.18m | 00:26AM3.03m | 1:05PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM1.61m | 4:43PM1.70m | 5:11AM1.84m | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:34AM1.95m | 7:33PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 27 | 50 | 134 | 119 | 165 | 159 | 136 | 133 | 138 | 212 | 231 | — | 222 | 222 | 226 | 196 | 163 | 136 | 113 | 83 | 79 | 50 | 61 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 143 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 10 | 1 |
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