Surf Forecasts:
Capbreton - La Pointe surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, NW swell with 496 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Capbreton - La Pointe this week:
The surf forecast for Capbreton - La Pointe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Capbreton - La Pointe in the next 16 days are 1.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Capbreton - La Pointe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got cookin' for Capbreton - La Pointe.
Right off the bat, it's a grim start. For the rest of this week and well into the next, we're looking at a whole lot of nothing. Tiny swell, poor wind, and the combined wave energy is just pathetic – barely a whisper at 95 (moderate energy) on the best of these early days, and mostly down in the double digits. Honestly, there's nothing worth paddling out for from now until at least the end of August. That’s a solid two-week hole.
There is a little flicker of hope on the morning of Thursday, August 20th. We get a glassy start with a clean 3ft NW swell, the period stretches out to a nice 11 seconds, and the energy jumps to 180 (moderate). It’s surfable, but it’s described as "very ordinary conditions," and the afternoon gets chopped up. Not a standout, just a glimmer.
The real one to watch, and I mean the only one that gets the blood pumping, is Sunday, August 30th. That morning shows a solid 5ft NW groundswell with a proper 12-second period. The combined energy hits 669 (strong wave energy). That’s real energy, boys. Wind is light and cross from the SW, which is a big plus, keeping things clean. This is a classic example of a long-period groundswell, which will offer proper shape and power at this fairly exposed, W-facing beach setup. It'll be a proper session for the confident surfer. By the afternoon it gets onshore and messy again, so hit that dawn patrol. There’s also a 5ft swell in the afternoon, but the wind is no good.
So for the 16-day window, it's brutal for the first 13 days, then one cracking morning on Sunday, August 30th. That's your target.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 172 | 371 | 496 | 451 | 433 | 341 | 179 | 132 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM3.50m | 8:35PM3.54m | 8:54AM3.28m | 9:14PM3.21m | 9:34AM3.04m | 9:58PM2.90m | 10:22AM2.81m | 10:56PM2.63m | 11:31AM2.63m | 00:27AM2.49m | 1:10PM2.59m | 2:04AM2.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.51m | 2:58PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.82m | 3:43PM0.94m | 4:07AM1.12m | 4:40PM1.20m | 5:08AM1.36m | 5:56PM1.38m | 6:31AM1.47m | 7:27PM1.38m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 172 | 371 | 496 | 451 | 433 | 341 | 179 | 132 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 6 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 54 | 203 | 102 | 54 | 69 | 621 | 576 | 511 | 638 | 54 | 0 | 102 | 36 | 1 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
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