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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
1190 | 1509 | 1619 | 1684 | 1535 | 1291 | 1147 | 1111 | 1004 | 984 | 847 | 761 | 679 | 549 | 486 | 408 | 358 | 306 | 250 | 177 | 149 | 126 | 109 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:28PM3.48m | 3:46AM3.69m | 4:13PM3.72m | 4:34AM3.86m | 4:57PM3.89m | 5:21AM3.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.40m | 9:56AM0.18m | 10:17PM0.15m | 10:40AM0.06m | 11:03PM-0.02m | 11:25AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 84 | — | — | — | — | 1291 | 1147 | — | — | — | — | 761 | 679 | 549 | 486 | 408 | — | 306 | 250 | 177 | 149 | 126 | 109 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1190 | 1509 | 1619 | 1684 | 1535 | — | — | 1111 | 1004 | 984 | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 340 | 246 | 159 | 116 | 149 | 289 | 342 | 306 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 138 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
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