Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bidart today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 86 | 74 | 69 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:13PM4.01m | 5:41AM3.78m | 5:57PM4.15m | 6:23AM3.83m | 6:38PM4.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:22PM-0.05m | 11:34AM0.07m | 00:05AM-0.14m | 12:16PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 86 | 74 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 198 | 198 | 19 | 116 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 492 | 198 | 138 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 138 |
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