Belharra surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Belharra today?

The current surf forecast for Belharra at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1309
1100
983
784
545
436
371
261
247
222
265
214
206
193
193
143
135
121
117
91
91
86
82
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:50AM3.30m
9:11PM3.51m
9:54AM3.08m
10:17PM3.33m
11:04AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.30m
2:44PM0.62m
3:28AM0.53m
3:45PM0.82m
4:36AM0.71m
4:54PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:31
Temp °C
17
16
17
23
29
32
29
26
19
19
19
26
31
32
30
27
24
17
18
21
23
25
23
22
18
17
17
23
29
30
30
26
17
19
19
26
30
30
30
27
25
17
19
22
24
26
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1309
1100
983
784
545
436
371
261
247
222
265
214
206
193
193
143
135
121
117
91
91
86
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
5
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
8
8
3
1
1
3
38
76
76
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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