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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bidart today?
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | |
36 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:28PM3.15m | 11:25AM2.81m | 11:55PM3.05m | 12:53PM2.81m | 1:18AM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.98m | 4:50AM0.88m | 5:16PM1.14m | 6:18AM0.94m | 6:43PM1.12m | 7:35AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
 kJ | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 247 | 307 | 303 | 303 | 289 | 303 | 240 | 286 | 412 | 323 | 285 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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