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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bidart today?
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | 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 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | |
180 | 168 | 168 | 140 | 165 | 159 | 200 | 177 | 127 | 133 | 73 | 186 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 154 | 141 | 176 | 338 | 247 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:10AM3.50m | 6:23PM3.56m | 6:43AM3.38m | 6:55PM3.46m | 7:16AM3.23m | 7:29PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.33m | 12:10PM0.45m | 00:31AM0.41m | 12:44PM0.57m | 1:07AM0.55m | 1:19PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 180 | 168 | 168 | 140 | 165 | 159 | 200 | 177 | 127 | 133 | 73 | 68 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 154 | 141 | 176 | — | 247 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 68 | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 186 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 53 | 338 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 14 |
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