Lafitenia (Saint-Jean-de-Luz)

Point break

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.7 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
5.0/10
Fair
Size
0.40.7 m
hip-high
Wind
7 km/h
W · Cross-onshore
Swell
0.6 m
8 s · NW
Best window · 9h5.1/10 · 0.50.8 m · 14 km/h
Today's take

Small 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
00h0.40.6813☁️23°
03h0.40.7810🌧️23°
06h0.40.8815☁️21°
09hBest0.50.8814🌧️23°
12h0.40.7814☁️23°
15h0.40.7813☁️25°
18h0.40.7810☁️24°
21h0.40.787☀️22°

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, 07:36 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.