Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 50 | 134 | 119 | 140 | 159 | 136 | 136 | 141 | 212 | 200 | 226 | 222 | 192 | 196 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:35AM3.56m | 10:00PM3.43m | 10:26AM3.34m | 11:01PM3.17m | 11:36AM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM1.33m | 3:46PM1.44m | 4:10AM1.61m | 4:43PM1.70m | 5:11AM1.84m | 6:01PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | 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 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 134 | 119 | 140 | 159 | 136 | 136 | 141 | 212 | 200 | 226 | 222 | 192 | 196 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 11 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 564 | 522 | 487 | 527 | 608 | 310 | 158 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
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