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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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
17.1° 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: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 42 | 67 | 70 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 2:04PM2.96m | 2:23AM3.26m | 2:58PM3.14m | 3:14AM3.40m | 3:42PM3.32m | 3:56AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.97m | 8:34AM0.69m | 8:49PM0.78m | 9:19AM0.54m | 9:34PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 42 | 67 | 70 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 323 | 331 | 331 | 474 | 467 | 450 | 208 | 276 | 338 | 349 | 500 | 67 | 116 | 136 | 116 | 89 | 67 | 123 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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