Les Sables d'Or

Beach break

Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 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
4.4/10
Poor
Size
0.6–0.9 m
hip-high
Wind
21 km/h
WSW · Onshore
Swell
0.9 m
7 s · NW
Best window · 6h4.7/10 · 0.6–0.9 m · 20 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the NW. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Poor conditions: little interest, better to aim for another slot or spot.

Today's forecast

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.5–0.7811☁️23°
03h0.5–0.9812☁️23°
06hBest0.6–0.9820☁️23°
09h0.5–0.8812☁️23°
12h0.5–0.8812☁️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, 07:36 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.