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Lafitenia

Metropolitan France, France

Lafitenia 1 photo

  • Plage de Lafiténia à Acotz (commune de Saint-Jean-de-Luz).

    Plage de Lafiténia à Acotz (commune de Saint-Jean-de-Luz).. Thomon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 7:10 pm
9 am
1.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.0
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.0
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
1.0
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Lafitenia.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C64°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
4125 km/hmph W
Gusts
7244 km/hmph
Waves
3.5 m12 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
7:10 pm
Today
1.1Poor9 am3924
1.1Poor10 am4125
0.7Poor11 am4427
1.2Poor12 pm5635
0.7Poor1 pm5333
1.0Poor2 pm5635
1.1Poor3 pm5937
1.0Poor4 pm5031
0.7Poor5 pm4729
1.0Poor6 pm5132
1.0Poor7 pm5132
Sat
2.1Poor9 am159
1.9Poor10 am2515
2.5Poor11 am2213
2.9Poor12 pm1912
3.4Poor1 pm1711
3.7Poor2 pm1610
4.0Fair3 pm149
3.8Poor4 pm1912
3.8Poor5 pm1912
4.0Fair6 pm1710
4.1Fair7 pm1510
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 am, -1.6 m. High at 3 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 9 pm, -1.9 m. High at 3 am, 1.0 mLow 9 am, -1.6 m5 ftHigh 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 9 pm, -1.9 m6 ftHigh 3 am, 1.0 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 9 am, -1.6 m5 ft
  • High 3 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 9 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
  • High 3 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 42%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 130 m430 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms130 m440 ft away
  • Drinking water260 m860 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink16 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables270 m890 ft away
  • Playground250 m830 ft awayLafitenia
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m990 ftLafitenia
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miGuéthary (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miAéroport de Biarritz-Pays Basque (BIQ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

  • Maiarko0.6 km0.4 mi north-east away
    1.0 Poor later
  • Erromardie1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away
    1.0 Poor later
  • Zenitz1.2 km0.8 mi north-east away
    1.0 Poor later
  • Senix / Cenitz1.2 km0.8 mi north-east away
    1.0 Poor later
  • Harotzen Kosta1.8 km1.1 mi north-east away
    1.0 Poor later