Biarritz - Cote des Basques surf break

Biarritz - Cote des Basques surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Biarritz - Cote des Basques. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
Period(s) (?)1413131312121212121211111111101010111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1469107789477572771583081676165852745839437526025522523418917814213990101
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
4.28
5:46AM
4.40
6:05PM
4.35
6:27AM
4.37
6:46PM
4.33
7:10AM
4.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.76
11:52PM
0.73
12:14PM
0.71
12:33AM
0.68
12:54PM
0.77
1:16AM
0.73
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:16
Sunset---8:51-------8:52-------8:52----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------1-1
Temp. °C141615141413131313141413131313131519191916141414
Feels °C (?)141513131311111211131312111112131519181916141514
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