Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bidart today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1973 | 2694 | 3201 | 3740 | 3895 | 3776 | 3090 | 2597 | 2320 | 2061 | 1913 | 1945 | 1978 | 1866 | 1912 | 4909 | 11605 | 19936 | 16756 | 11745 | 9162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:59PM2.90m | 2:32AM2.87m | 2:43PM3.15m | 3:11AM3.15m | 3:22PM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.99m | 8:28AM1.00m | 8:56PM0.71m | 9:09AM0.73m | 9:33PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 268 | — | 3201 | 3740 | 3895 | 3776 | 3090 | 2597 | 2320 | 2061 | 1913 | 1945 | 1978 | 1866 | 1912 | — | — | — | — | 11745 | 9162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1973 | 2694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4909 | 11605 | 19936 | 16756 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 457 | 342 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 668 | 373 | 404 | 411 | 342 | 149 | 51 |
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