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Lafitenia Surf Photo: 'Lafitenia delivered' by Jurjen van den Broek

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lafitenia sea temperature is

17.6°C

1.6°

Lafitenia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N		NW
	13 s	cross- on		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW		NW
	12 s	cross- on		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW
	12 s	glass		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW
	12 s	cross- on		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	N
	12 s	glass		12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NE		NW	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE		NW	N
	11 s	cross		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	N	NW
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNE	N	NW
	11 s	cross	3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE		NW	NNE
	11 s	glass		11 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 September at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SE		NW	NNE
	11 s	off		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 September at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE		NW	NE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 September at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE		NW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 September at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSE		NW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 September at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lafitenia around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 4 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.4m (8.0 ft). Range 4.65m (15.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Lafitenia Surf Photo: 'Lafitenia delivered' by Jurjen van den Broek

September '16 was a good month in France. The basque country had good waves every day. Lafitenia has the perfect righthander in this area.

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User: Jurjen van den Broek (2 photos)

Country: France (635 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:23 pm 23 Sep 2016