Biarritz - Cote des Basques Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.48° N 1.57° W

Biarritz - Cote des Basques 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Biarritz - Cote des Basques sea temperature is
22.2°C
2.2° 

Biarritz - Cote des Basques surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Biarritz - Cote des Basques today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Biarritz - Cote des Basques at 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
2.1
NW
13
2.3
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
897
725
651
604
538
404
315
309
273
262
320
1331
1830
2035
2005
1975
1619
1374
1279
1052
868
827
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:52AM3.50m
9:17PM3.28m
9:38AM3.27m
10:15PM3.02m
10:49AM3.07m
Low Tide
3:00AM1.50m
3:25PM1.56m
3:41AM1.75m
4:16PM1.79m
4:35AM1.96m
5:27PM1.95m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
16
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
17
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
17
18
18
19
20
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