Biarritz - Cote des Basques surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
144
138
138
133
154
154
154
144
242
220
164
184
211
202
174
202
213
145
128
143
104
79
77
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59PM3.85m
7:18AM3.62m
7:32PM3.73m
7:53AM3.47m
8:08PM3.57m
Low Tide
1:09PM1.24m
1:33AM1.22m
1:42PM1.37m
2:09AM1.35m
2:18PM1.51m
2:50AM1.49m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:54
6:52
6:50
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9:10
9:12
9:13
9:14
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.1
N
12
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
147
144
138
138
133
154
154
154
144
220
164
184
211
202
174
202
3
128
143
104
79
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
15
7
3
1
1
1
6
5
19
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.6
W
4
1.2
NW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
36
32
24
10
242
213
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
117
18
18
5
18
13
18
18
18
224
55
18
18
18
18
18
494
200
18
0
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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
1
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
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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