Surf Forecasts:
Capbreton - La Pointe surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, WNW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with 19,031 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 20 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW 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 Tuesday (Oct 20) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Capbreton - La Pointe in the next 16 days are 6.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 20th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Capbreton - La Pointe over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 733 | 596 | 1611 | 2089 | 3932 | 2299 | 1888 | 1711 | 8986 | 16028 | 6538 | 3456 | 2635 | 2757 | 1307 | 2498 | 3728 | 2301 | 1893 | 1237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.63m | 1:59PM2.90m | 2:33AM2.88m | 2:44PM3.15m | 3:12AM3.15m | 3:23PM3.42m | 3:48AM3.42m | 4:00PM3.66m | 4:23AM3.66m | 4:38PM3.84m | 4:59AM3.84m | 5:17PM3.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM1.23m | 7:39AM1.25m | 8:15PM0.98m | 8:28AM1.00m | 8:56PM0.71m | 9:09AM0.72m | 9:33PM0.44m | 9:47AM0.45m | 10:09PM0.21m | 10:24AM0.22m | 10:45PM0.05m | 11:02AM0.04m | 11:23PM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 733 | 596 | 313 | 771 | 3932 | 2299 | 1888 | 1711 | — | 16028 | 6538 | 3456 | 2635 | 2757 | 1307 | 2498 | — | 2301 | 1893 | 1237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 400 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1611 | 2089 | — | — | — | 10 | 8986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3728 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 376 | 162 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 390 | 577 | 83 | 70 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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