Belharra surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CEST
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Belharra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Belharra sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Belharra today?

The current surf forecast for Belharra at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Belharra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1204
1112
925
895
734
722
633
497
422
445
486
459
400
392
392
500
674
1852
2031
1800
1543
1309
1100
928
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM3.97m
6:59AM3.76m
7:18PM3.87m
7:52AM3.55m
8:12PM3.71m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.08m
00:39AM-0.05m
12:58PM0.21m
1:31AM0.09m
1:49PM0.40m
2:27AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:29
9:30
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
18
22
22
22
20
18
18
19
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
19
21
21
19
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
Energy kJ
1204
1112
925
895
734
722
633
497
422
445
486
459
400
392
392
500
674
1852
2031
1800
1543
1309
1100
928
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
15
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
77
5
4
4
8
31
108
302
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
7
32
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
23
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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