Bidart surf break

Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bidart today?

The current surf forecast for Bidart at 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (15 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
0.7
NW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1606
1357
1212
1111
1004
865
830
708
679
593
475
433
389
270
224
177
169
145
123
104
135
156
223
362
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:46AM3.69m
4:13PM3.72m
4:34AM3.86m
4:57PM3.89m
5:21AM3.93m
5:42PM3.98m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.18m
10:17PM0.15m
10:40AM0.06m
11:03PM-0.02m
11:25AM0.03m
11:50PM-0.09m
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:25
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
16
15
14
14
7
6
8
9
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
14
14
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.4
NW
13
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
1357
1212
1111
708
679
593
270
224
177
169
145
123
104
44
156
140
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
9
21
20
35
41
119
223
362
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
17
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
6
11
38
59
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
1606
1004
865
830
475
433
389
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
165
123
120
289
495
306
51
51
51
51
51
114
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
1067
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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