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Biarritz - Cote des Basques surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, NW swell with 503 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Biarritz - Cote des Basques this week:
The surf forecast for Biarritz - Cote des Basques over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Biarritz - Cote des Basques in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Biarritz - Cote des Basques over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 309 | 371 | 462 | 484 | 494 | 384 | 183 | 132 | 64 | 90 | 55 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM3.88m | 8:59AM3.62m | 9:20PM3.59m | 9:42AM3.41m | 10:09PM3.31m | 10:36AM3.21m | 11:15PM3.07m | 11:53AM3.07m | 00:45AM2.95m | 1:22PM3.07m | 2:08AM3.00m | 2:32PM3.20m | 3:07AM3.15m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM1.18m | 3:22PM1.29m | 3:46AM1.43m | 4:06PM1.53m | 4:29AM1.67m | 4:59PM1.75m | 5:25AM1.88m | 6:11PM1.89m | 6:43AM1.99m | 7:47PM1.90m | 8:16AM1.94m | 9:07PM1.76m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 83 | 309 | 371 | 462 | 484 | 494 | 384 | 183 | 132 | 64 | 90 | 55 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | NW 11 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 37 | 201 | 530 | 494 | 498 | 37 | 5 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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