Bidart surf break

Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 CEST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bidart today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bidart at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
133
141
133
100
86
85
61
41
41
32
41
32
31
25
24
23
23
37
35
86
71
135
210
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:46PM3.27m
4:04AM3.27m
4:23PM3.36m
4:42AM3.31m
4:57PM3.43m
5:17AM3.33m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.69m
9:44PM0.68m
10:01AM0.64m
10:23PM0.59m
10:37AM0.60m
11:00PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:37
9:38
Temp °C
27
31
34
31
22
16
16
17
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
15
15
16
16
27
30
32
30
21
15
15
17
17
19
19
16
16
14
14
17
19
19
18
16
14
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
127
133
141
133
100
86
85
28
41
41
31
41
32
31
19
21
16
13
37
35
33
71
135
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
WNW
10
0.2
N
4
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
2
61
1
32
13
14
14
20
19
19
18
11
11
42
31
31
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
4
4
25
24
23
23
5
9
4
10
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
Energy kJ
5
20
31
31
20
17
15
18
18
86
35
48
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
3
27
34
16
19
359
450
466
323
19
19
19
3
306
313
323
198
14
16
51
14
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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