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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
17.7° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | |
140 | 165 | 159 | 173 | 177 | 127 | 133 | 73 | 73 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 130 | 154 | 166 | 346 | 145 | 281 | 249 | 216 | 211 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:23PM3.56m | 6:43AM3.38m | 6:55PM3.46m | 7:16AM3.23m | 7:29PM3.32m | 7:52AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.45m | 00:31AM0.41m | 12:44PM0.57m | 1:07AM0.55m | 1:19PM0.73m | 1:45AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | 9:13 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 140 | 165 | 159 | 173 | 177 | 127 | 133 | 73 | 73 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 130 | 154 | 166 | — | 145 | 281 | 249 | 216 | 211 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 68 | 68 | — | — | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 346 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 14 | 14 | 138 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 149 | 149 | 138 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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