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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bidart today?
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
1003 | 1053 | 1190 | 1473 | 1696 | 1874 | 1681 | 1357 | 1264 | 1202 | 1090 | 1069 | 964 | 813 | 679 | 593 | 516 | 468 | 358 | 299 | 219 | 169 | 145 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:28PM3.48m | 3:46AM3.69m | 4:13PM3.72m | 4:34AM3.86m | 4:57PM3.89m | 5:21AM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.40m | 9:56AM0.18m | 10:17PM0.15m | 10:40AM0.06m | 11:03PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | 9:24 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | — | 29 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 1357 | 1264 | — | — | — | — | 813 | 679 | 593 | — | — | — | 299 | 219 | 169 | 145 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1003 | 1053 | 1190 | 1473 | 1696 | 1874 | 1681 | — | — | 1202 | 1090 | 1069 | 964 | — | — | — | 516 | 468 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 342 | 387 | 386 | 340 | 246 | 152 | 123 | 123 | 289 | 356 | 306 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 114 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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