
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at St Jean de Luz - Sainte Barbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 124 | 203 | 172 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.35m | 12:37PM3.31m | 1:13AM3.24m | 1:46PM3.33m | 2:22AM3.25m | 2:48PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM1.71m | 6:51PM1.73m | 7:21AM1.77m | 8:04PM1.71m | 8:27AM1.72m | 9:05PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 124 | 203 | 172 | 151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 27 | 118 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 82 | 27 | 7 | 27 | 533 | 566 | 319 | 300 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1159 | 1159 | 143 | 143 |
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