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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bidart surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bidart sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bidart today?
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | |
184 | 456 | 456 | 357 | 299 | 249 | 172 | 159 | 96 | 51 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:52AM3.30m | 9:15PM3.37m | 10:00AM3.00m | 10:28PM3.15m | 11:25AM2.81m | 11:55PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.71m | 3:33AM0.66m | 3:56PM0.98m | 4:50AM0.88m | 5:16PM1.14m | 6:18AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 |
 kJ | 184 | 456 | 71 | 357 | 299 | 249 | 172 | 159 | 96 | 51 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | N 6 | NW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 176 | 10 | 456 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 138 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 203 | 123 | 185 | 219 | 229 | 246 |
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