La Barre (Anglet)

Beach break

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.6–0.9 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.4/10
Fair
Size
0.6–0.9 m
hip-high
Wind
22 km/h
WSW · Cross-onshore
Swell
0.9 m
8 s · NW
Best window · 6h5.1/10 · 0.6–0.9 m · 22 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the NW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.5–0.7811☁️23°
03h0.5–0.9813☁️23°
06hBest0.6–0.9822☁️23°
09h0.5–0.8813☁️24°
12h0.5–0.8813🌧️24°
15h0.5–0.8814☁️25°
18h0.5–0.7811☀️25°
21h0.5–0.788🌤️23°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 07:12+1.3 mBM 13:06-2.2 mPM 19:28+1.4 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:35 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.