Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Bora Bora surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, NW swell with 128 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again. Gotta be honest with you, the surf forecast for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora (Bora Bora) is looking pretty flat and ugly for the next 16 days. This is a reef break, and the swell and wind just aren't lining up at all. It's going to be a long wait.
It starts off dead. From Wednesday, July 8th, the swell is nothing – around 0.7 ft to 2 ft, from the WNW and NW, with short, weak periods. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, making the surface choppy and messy. The combined energy is tiny, in the double digits. Total washout.
We get a little breather on Saturday morning, July 11th. The wind turns light cross-offshore from the NE, and we have a 2 ft swell from the NW at 9 seconds. The energy climbs to 112 (moderate). It's "clean," but with such small waves, it's just a paddling session.
The absolute best of a bad bunch is Sunday morning, July 12th. It's glassy – totally flat calm. The swell is still only 2 ft from the NW at 10 seconds (energy 80). That's weak, but glassy conditions on a reef mean even the little ones will be fun. That's your one chance.
Then it's right back to onshore wind and tiny waves. By Friday, July 17th, the swell tries to show up – 5 ft from the WNW in the afternoon with an 8-second period. The energy spikes to 343 (moderate energy), but the wind is cross-on from the WNW. It'll be a choppy, blown-out mess.
There's one more decent morning on Saturday, July 18th. We get a clean offshore wind from the east with a 3 ft swell from the WNW. The period is short at 7 seconds, and the energy is low at 78. It's surfable, but ordinary.
The second week is just rough. The swell does get bigger around July 21st with 5 ft and 5 ft swells from the WNW, and energy reading 262 and 282 (moderate energy). But it's all under strong onshore winds – completely blown out.
So, the only highlights are Sunday morning, July 12th for the glass, and Saturday morning, July 11th for the light offshore. Expect tiny waves both days. Outside of those, it's a whole lot of nothing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 |
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 kJ | 27 | 17 | 27 | 53 | 85 | 94 | 78 | 56 | 128 | 106 | 75 | 60 | 51 | 76 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 61 | 24 | 5 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27PM3.17m | 11:04AM2.97m | 11:29PM3.09m | 12:10PM2.99m | 00:41AM3.08m | 1:22PM3.08m | 1:57AM3.16m | 2:32PM3.26m | 3:07AM3.32m | 3:34PM3.50m | 4:09AM3.50m | 4:31PM3.75m | 5:04AM3.66m | 5:23PM3.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.81m | 5:11PM0.96m | 5:51AM0.86m | 6:21PM0.95m | 6:59AM0.85m | 7:34PM0.83m | 8:08AM0.76m | 8:43PM0.63m | 9:11AM0.60m | 9:45PM0.39m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:41PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | 9:45 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 15 | 53 | 85 | 94 | 78 | 56 | 128 | 106 | 75 | 39 | 51 | 76 | 55 | 38 | 76 | 61 | 24 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 6 | W 4 | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 27 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | 7 | 37 | 60 | 26 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 447 | 523 | 13 | 91 | 91 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 45 | 22 | 200 | 155 | 408 | 586 |
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