Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Bora Bora surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 8 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, NW swell with 1,391 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s 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 Thursday (Oct 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilbaritz - Bora Bora in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 11AM. 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+) | 11PM (Thu 8th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 8th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 8th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Bora Bora over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 283 | 694 | 1391 | 891 | 421 | 655 | 534 | 277 | 287 | 496 | 494 | 444 | 1021 | 736 | 633 | 332 | 218 | 186 | 169 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM3.52m | 3:40AM3.42m | 3:54PM3.74m | 4:20AM3.62m | 4:35PM3.87m | 4:56AM3.75m | 5:11PM3.91m | 5:30AM3.81m | 5:46PM3.87m | 6:02AM3.79m | 6:19PM3.75m | 6:32AM3.70m | 6:51PM3.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.73m | 9:18PM0.40m | 9:32AM0.47m | 10:00PM0.20m | 10:13AM0.26m | 10:38PM0.08m | 10:51AM0.12m | 11:12PM0.05m | 11:27AM0.08m | 11:46PM0.10m | 12:02PM0.11m | 00:19AM0.23m | 12:37PM0.23m | 00:52AM0.41m | |||||||
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 | 8:08 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 254 | 283 | — | 1391 | 891 | 421 | 655 | 534 | 277 | 287 | 496 | 494 | 355 | 1021 | 736 | 633 | 332 | 218 | 186 | 169 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 13 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 444 | — | — | — | 177 | 84 | 25 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 93 | 265 | 694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 423 | 481 | 151 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
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