Biarritz - Cote des Basques Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about the next couple of weeks at Biarritz - Cote des Basques.

Right now, things are looking pretty grim. We've got a real lack of decent swell and the wind is just not playing ball. For the first week or so, it's a write-off with no real surf to get excited about. You're looking at tiny 1ft to 2ft slop, mostly cross or onshore, and the few times the wind goes light it's still on tiny waves. Nothing worth paddling out for. That run of poor conditions stretches all the way from the start of the forecast through to the middle of the month. It’s a real flat spell.

There is a little glimmer on Saturday, the 11th of July, in the morning. The wind goes glassy, absolute perfection, and the swell is a clean 2ft from the NW. It's still only ankle to knee high, but with that glass, you could find a fun little longboard wave. Don't expect much, but it will be the best of a bad bunch around that time.

The real standout, and the only one I'd truly mark on the calendar, comes on Saturday the 18th of July. The early morning is the window. You'll have a clean 3ft swell rolling in from the NW, with a solid 11-second period behind it. That gives it some proper push (combined energy of 302). The wind is an offshore breeze from the East, and it’s only a light breeze, so the faces should be super clean. This is the one to aim for. Bring a longboard or a fish and you’ll have some fun, clean lines. The afternoon on that same day sees the swell pick up to 4ft, but the cross-shore wind messes it up, so stick to the dawn patrol.

Water temp is a whopping 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so the boardies are definitely on.

After that, the quality drops off again through the rest of the second week with onshore winds and rain spoiling the party. The 20th of July looks particularly ugly with a strong onshore wind. This is a beach-and-reef setup, so when the wind is up and the surf is messy, it's more a kite surfer's playground than ours.

Look, it's been a tough run, but that Saturday morning, the 18th, at Cote des Basques, with the offshore wind and a clean 3ft NW swell, that's the one to wait for.

Rusty.

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