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Biarritz - Cote des Basques surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Biarritz - Cote des Basques surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Biarritz - Cote des Basques sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Biarritz - Cote des Basques today?
The current surf forecast for Biarritz - Cote des Basques at 8AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Biarritz - Cote des Basques. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 1269 | 1207 | 2268 | 2285 | 2031 | 1748 | 1329 | 1117 | 1030 | 1723 | 1693 | 2113 | 3881 | 3786 | 9192 | 10217 | 10146 | 9044 | 8222 | 7758 | 6680 | 5110 | 4562 | 4021 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:21AM 3.70 | 10:08PM 3.33 | 10:33AM 3.56 | 11:20PM 3.29 | 11:43AM 3.50 | 12:23AM 3.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:11AM 1.62 | 3:57PM 1.53 | 4:11AM 1.75 | 5:00PM 1.66 | 5:18AM 1.83 | 6:06PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
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