Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bidart today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 83 | 139 | 263 | 304 | 371 | 357 | 311 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:54AM3.28m | 9:13PM3.21m | 9:33AM3.04m | 9:57PM2.89m | 10:21AM2.81m | 10:56PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.82m | 3:43PM0.94m | 4:07AM1.12m | 4:39PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 46 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 83 | 139 | 263 | 304 | 371 | 357 | 311 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 198 | 586 | 559 | 533 | 525 | 525 | 562 | 492 | 529 | 596 | 359 | 50 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 198 | 149 | 88 |
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