Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Saint-Jean-de-Luz is an NNW-facing beach break in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It picks up swell from W to NNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 74% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

NNW (332°)

Best swell

WNW to NNW (292°–336°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to NNW (277.5° to 336.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

7