Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Biarritz - Cote des Basques today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Biarritz - Cote des Basques at 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Biarritz - Cote des Basques. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 954 | 414 | 310 | 407 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 835 | 383 | 376 | 288 | 283 | 288 | 220 | 213 | 202 | 142 | 140 | 112 | 71 | 115 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:59AM3.37m | 9:34PM3.08m | 10:01AM3.17m | 11:03PM2.94m | 11:41AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM1.78m | 3:45PM1.78m | 4:00AM1.96m | 4:51PM1.93m | 5:14AM2.08m | 6:13PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 718 | 954 | 314 | 310 | 253 | 214 | 193 | 448 | 835 | 383 | 376 | 288 | 283 | 288 | 220 | 213 | 202 | 142 | 140 | 112 | 71 | 115 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 18 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 414 | 250 | 407 | 448 | 448 | 156 | — | 113 | 89 | 94 | — | 2 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 80 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 31 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 201 | 201 | 14 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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