Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Bora Bora surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 22 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period, NW swell with 5,435 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s 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 (Oct 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilbaritz - Bora Bora in the next 16 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 2PM. 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+) | 11PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 213 | 194 | 110 | 330 | 568 | 700 | 700 | 1599 | 2854 | 3533 | 2096 | 2089 | 2475 | 3813 | 4486 | 2665 | 1464 | 1015 | 712 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:49PM2.44m | 11:28AM2.60m | 00:30AM2.45m | 12:58PM2.69m | 1:43AM2.63m | 1:59PM2.90m | 2:32AM2.87m | 2:43PM3.15m | 3:11AM3.15m | 3:22PM3.41m | 3:47AM3.41m | 4:00PM3.65m | 4:22AM3.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM1.37m | 4:59AM1.49m | 6:04PM1.39m | 6:30AM1.44m | 7:21PM1.23m | 7:38AM1.25m | 8:14PM0.99m | 8:28AM1.00m | 8:56PM0.71m | 9:09AM0.73m | 9:33PM0.44m | 9:47AM0.46m | 10:09PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 283 | 213 | 194 | 110 | 330 | 568 | 700 | 700 | 299 | 2854 | 3533 | 2096 | 2089 | 2475 | 3813 | 4486 | 2665 | 1464 | 1015 | 712 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | W 20 | WNW 18 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 48 | 8 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 4 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | — | 1599 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 297 | 307 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
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