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Biarritz - Cote des Basques surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Biarritz - Cote des Basques. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2729 | 2515 | 2480 | 2446 | 2378 | 2311 | 1973 | 1697 | 1520 | 1216 | 972 | 904 | 1022 | 5030 | 12753 | 13218 | 13083 | 12812 | 10095 | 9451 | 8941 | 8551 | 8453 | 8400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:41AM 3.66 | 3:01PM 3.64 | 3:18AM 3.78 | 3:38PM 3.70 | 3:53AM 3.87 | 4:13PM 3.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:44PM 1.60 | 9:09AM 1.55 | 9:24PM 1.53 | 9:49AM 1.44 | 10:01PM 1.46 | 10:27AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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