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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bidart today?
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | |
96 | 90 | 73 | 70 | 21 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 75 | 89 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:54PM2.72m | 1:13AM2.99m | 1:53PM2.94m | 2:08AM3.22m | 2:43PM3.21m | 2:59AM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM1.17m | 7:34AM0.88m | 7:53PM0.94m | 8:25AM0.62m | 8:43PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 14 | NW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 96 | 90 | 73 | 70 | 21 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 75 | 89 | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 149 | 50 | 88 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 88 | 226 | 198 | 315 | 306 | 50 | 306 | 548 | 198 | 410 | 306 | 306 | 296 | 296 |
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