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Bidart surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bidart today?
The current surf forecast for Bidart at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bidart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | |
34 | 46 | 77 | 96 | 90 | 73 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 75 | 78 | 51 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 41 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:07AM2.83m | 12:54PM2.72m | 1:13AM2.99m | 1:53PM2.94m | 2:08AM3.22m | 2:43PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM1.09m | 6:55PM1.17m | 7:34AM0.88m | 7:53PM0.94m | 8:25AM0.62m | 8:43PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 14 | NW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 |
 kJ | 34 | 46 | 77 | 96 | 90 | 73 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 13 | — | WNW 12 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 25 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 75 | 78 | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 38 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 149 | 255 | 46 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 88 | 198 | 198 | 315 | 306 | 292 | 221 | 411 | 411 | 198 | 306 |
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