IIbarritz Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Cote Basque, France)

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IIbarritz Surf Guide

IIbarritz in La Cote Basque is an exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The reef provides both left and right breaks. Rarely crowded here.

IIbarritz Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	inconsistent	17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing IIbarritz:

The best conditions reported for surf at IIbarritz occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf IIbarritz (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing IIbarritz with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in October while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive IIbarritz surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to IIbarritz is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to IIbarritz is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 20 km (12 miles) away.

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IIbarritz Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 00:13 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on

What does IIbarritz look like?

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Tides at IIbarritz

Current tide and informaton

For Bidart, 2 km from IIbarritz.

Next High Water: 07:16am | 3.23m

Next Low Water: 01:07am | 0.55m

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IIbarritz Sea Temperature

The IIbarritz water temperature is reasonably warm (17.8 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite