Biarritz - Cote des Basques surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
197
193
180
168
168
165
165
159
147
130
173
133
189
147
144
138
138
133
130
154
177
163
294
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
10
W
0
SE
15
ESE
5
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
W
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:56PM3.98m
6:14AM3.87m
6:27PM3.94m
6:45AM3.76m
6:59PM3.85m
7:18AM3.62m
Low Tide
00:26AM1.05m
12:37PM1.14m
00:59AM1.11m
1:09PM1.24m
1:33AM1.22m
1:42PM1.37m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:56
6:54
6:54
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9:07
9:08
9:10
9:12
1
3
2
6
1
1
3
1
6
8
10
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
15
15
14
17
20
20
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
20
17
14
15
15
15
16
20
21
17
15
13
13
13
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
197
197
193
180
168
168
165
165
159
147
130
173
133
68
147
144
138
138
133
130
154
177
163
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
36
18
17
9
5
4
4
11
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
17
4
5
6
5
189
47
26
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
0
0
18
11
0
0
0
0
0
47
18
55
18
115
18
18
18
5
20
55
18
18
151
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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