Cap Ferret Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Gironde, France)
Cap Ferret Spot ID
Type: sandbar
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind E
Sea Temperature Today is: 16.4 °C
| Wednesday 17 | ||||
| 5AM | 8AM | 11AM | 2PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 W |
 WNW |
WNW |
WNW |
| Period (s) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
off | cross- on |
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Cap Ferret in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that usually has waves, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Arcachon, 7 km from Cap Ferret.
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Cap Ferret Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At CapeFerret, 1 km from Cap Ferret.
light winds from the NE km/h |  no report | Air temperature 14.5 °C |
Overall Cap Ferret Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
This picture describes the combination of swells directed at Cap Ferret over a normal O... (show all text)
The figure shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions th... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Cap Ferret surf consistency graph.
Also see Cap Ferret surf quality by season and Cap Ferret surf quality by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Gironde surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Cap Ferret
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cap Ferret:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break3 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cap Ferret:
- Closest wave buoy187 mi
- Second closest wave buoy347 mi
- Third closest wave buoy372 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy400 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy400 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cap Ferret:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station9 mi
- Third closest tide station11 mi
- Fourth closest tide station12 mi
- Fifth closest tide station12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cap Ferret:
Town and city forecasts close to Cap Ferret:
- Closest city location6 mi
- Second closest city location32 mi
- Third closest city location34 mi
- Fourth closest city location34 mi
- Fifth closest city location35 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Cap Ferret is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Cap Ferret is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 48 km (30 miles) away.
- Third is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 114 km (71 miles) away.
- Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is 131 km (81 miles) away.
- Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Cap Ferret and is 136 km (84 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cap Ferret, Gironde. Use the tab navigation above to view Cap Ferret sea temperature, Cap Ferret photographs, Cap Ferret detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cap Ferret webcams, current wind from Gironde live weather stations and Cap Ferret tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cap Ferret.
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