Hendaye Plage Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.38° N 1.77° W

Hendaye Plage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hendaye Plage sea temperature is
24.9° C
3.1° 

Hendaye Plage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hendaye Plage today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hendaye Plage at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Hendaye Plage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
10
0.5
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
46
33
31
20
13
18
10
9
8
6
8
17
83
139
263
304
371
357
311
305
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
NNW
5
SW
0
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:53AM3.27m
9:13PM3.19m
9:33AM3.03m
9:57PM2.88m
10:21AM2.79m
10:55PM2.62m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.65m
3:20AM0.82m
3:43PM0.94m
4:06AM1.11m
4:39PM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:02
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
23
24
24
22
20
20
19
19
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
20
22
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
21
24
24
21
19
19
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