Guethary – Cenitz Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Cote Basque, France)

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Guethary - Cenitz Surf Guide

Guethary - Cenitz in La Cote Basque is an exposed reef break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Best around mid tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks.

Guethary - Cenitz Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Guethary - Cenitz:

The best conditions reported for surf at Guethary - Cenitz occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Guethary - Cenitz (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Guethary - Cenitz 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 45% of the time in October while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

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

blown out

45%

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

too small

10%

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

Explore Guethary - Cenitz Location Map

Interactive Guethary - Cenitz 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 Guethary - Cenitz is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Guethary - Cenitz is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Guethary - Cenitz Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:06 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Guethary - Cenitz look like?

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Tides at Guethary - Cenitz

Current tide and informaton

For Bidart, 3 km from Guethary - Cenitz.

Next High Water: 07:52am | 3.05m

Next Low Water: 01:45am | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Guethary - Cenitz Sea Temperature

The Guethary - Cenitz water temperature is reasonably warm (17.7 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite