Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bidart today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 6PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:24PM2.96m | 3:51AM2.93m | 4:05PM3.21m | 4:26AM3.14m | 4:39PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM1.19m | 9:30PM0.99m | 9:43AM0.95m | 10:11PM0.74m | 10:20AM0.71m | 10:46PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | N 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 30 | 36 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 14 | N 6 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | NW 9 | N 6 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 307 | 303 | 271 | 359 | 385 | 408 | 386 | 422 | 533 | 533 | 358 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 331 | 0 |
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