Hendaye Plage Surf Forecast

/ La Cote Basque (36 surf breaks) /

France (410 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (43.38° N 1.77° W)

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Hendaye Plage surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 Aug 2025 CEST

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

Today's Hendaye Plage sea temperature is 24.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hendaye Plage this week:

The surf forecast for Hendaye Plage over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Hendaye Plage in the next 12 days are 0.9m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Sat 16th Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m) 10s
Best Surf	11PM (Sat 16th Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m) 10s
Most Powerful	11PM (Fri 22nd Aug)	3ft (0.9m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hendaye Plage over the next 12 days.

Hourly 12 Days

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 16		Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	15	13	12	11	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	141	129	60	55	33	44	35	31	30	31	30	30	45	28	31	34	38	92	146	174	128
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	SW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		10:54PM 3.05	11:30AM 2.97		12:20AM 2.87	1:00PM 2.94		1:54AM 2.88		2:25PM 3.08	3:08AM 3.04		3:30PM 3.33	4:04AM 3.25		4:21PM 3.57	4:49AM 3.43		5:04PM 3.77		5:28AM 3.55
Low Tide / height (m)	4:29PM 0.80		5:04AM 0.96	5:47PM 0.97		6:26AM 1.11	7:17PM 0.99		7:51AM 1.07		8:37PM 0.83	9:01AM 0.89		9:39PM 0.60	9:55AM 0.66		10:28PM 0.38	10:39AM 0.44		11:09PM 0.21	11:19AM 0.28

	Sat 16		Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20
Sunset	9:08	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	6	4	-	2	-	2	2	2	2	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	22	22	26	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	20	20	21	20	20	22	21	20
Feels °C (?)	26	24	24	27	21	20	20	21	22	21	22	20	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for La Cote Basque

Wind Update Recent clean conditions at Biarritz - Cote des Basques have likely become affected by the arrival of onshore winds (light winds from the WNW at Biarritz/Anglet Airport 4 km from Biarritz - Cote des Basques). 0.7m 5s windswell from the WNW with a 0.4m 10s swell, also from the WNW and a 0.2m 5s windswell, also from the N. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 37 minutes ago Biarritz - Cote des Basques

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Information about the Hendaye Plage Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Hendaye Plage provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Hendaye Plage can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hendaye Plage surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hendaye Plage) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Hendaye Plage may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Hendaye Plage is 2 km (1 miles) from the city of Fuenterrabia. If you plan a holiday in La Cote Basque, look for hotels and other accommodation in Fuenterrabia. Fuenterrabia has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.