Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Bora Bora surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NW swell with 225 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora this week:
The surf forecast for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilbaritz - Bora Bora in the next 16 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty again. Let’s break it down in feet and Fahrenheit for you.
This 16-day stretch for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora is a real snoozer. The surf stays tiny and mostly messy, with a big dead period from the start until we get a couple of half-decent mornings around the 12th and 13th of July.
The best of a bad bunch is Sunday morning the 12th of July. There’s a NW swell coming in around 4ft, with a 10-second period and combined energy of (216). It’s not huge, but it’s the most push we get. The wind is light and cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy but rideable.
Monday morning the 13th of July is the standout – similar 4ft NW swell at 9 seconds (180), but the wind goes glassy. That glassy, dead-calm surface is pure gold. It’ll turn those little lumps into proper little peelers, even if the energy is modest. The water is sitting at about 75°F, which is a solid 7° warmer than average for this time of year – really unusual and actually pretty nice.
Outside those two mornings, it’s a whole lot of nothing. Tiny waves, cross-onshore breezes, and plenty of “poor” conditions. The reef here needs solid NW to WNW groundswell to show its best, and it just isn’t happening. The break is *fairly consistent* but the ocean isn’t delivering. For intermediate surfers, the Monday glass-off is your only real ticket – don’t expect much, but a clean 3ft wave on a reef is still a wave.
Chin up, but keep the wetsuit handy. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 225 | 164 | 120 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 52 | 51 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 80 | 98 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:15PM3.42m | 8:38AM3.13m | 8:53PM3.35m | 9:20AM3.07m | 9:36PM3.26m | 10:08AM3.01m | 10:27PM3.17m | 11:04AM2.97m | 11:29PM3.09m | 12:10PM2.99m | 00:41AM3.08m | 1:22PM3.08m | 1:57AM3.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.66m | 2:30AM0.61m | 2:38PM0.73m | 3:10AM0.67m | 3:21PM0.81m | 3:55AM0.74m | 4:11PM0.90m | 4:48AM0.81m | 5:11PM0.96m | 5:51AM0.86m | 6:21PM0.95m | 6:59AM0.85m | 7:34PM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 225 | 164 | 120 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 80 | 98 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 5 | — | NW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 21 | 52 | 51 | 46 | 14 | — | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 23 | 58 | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19 | 1 | 793 | 527 | 531 | 53 | 22 | 0 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 559 | 22 |
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