Capbreton – Le Prevent Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Landes, France)

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Capbreton - Le Prevent Surf Guide

Capbreton - Le Prevent in Landes is a beach break. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Capbreton - Le Prevent Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
	13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Capbreton - Le Prevent:

The best conditions reported for surf at Capbreton - Le Prevent occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Capbreton - Le Prevent (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Capbreton - Le Prevent with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in October while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

46%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Capbreton - Le Prevent Location Map

Interactive Capbreton - Le Prevent surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Capbreton - Le Prevent is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Capbreton - Le Prevent is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 43 km (27 miles) away.

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Capbreton - Le Prevent Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 18 April 2021, 06:59 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 18
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	11	11	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on

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Tides at Capbreton - Le Prevent

Current tide and informaton

For Capbreton, 2.0 km from Capbreton - Le Prevent.

Next High Water: 08:51am | 2.89m

Next Low Water: 02:57pm | 1.11m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Capbreton - Le Prevent Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.0 °C) at Capbreton - Le Prevent is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (10.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.