Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Edouard VII surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, NNW swell with 168 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII this week:
The surf forecast for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilbaritz - Edouard VII in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 11PM. 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 (Tue 21st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It's Rusty here.
Right now, the Bay of Biscay is looking pretty flat and quiet. We’ve got a long run of small, weak, onshore-chopped waves at Ilbaritz - Edouard VII through most of the 16 days. Honestly, for the first week and a half, it’s a struggle. The swell is tiny, mostly from the NW, and the wind is often cross-on or onshore, messing up what little there is. There's a real gap of poor surf from Thursday 16 July all the way through to Monday 27 July. It’s a tough stretch.
However, things start to change a bit towards the end of the month. There’s a promising window around Wednesday 29 July. The morning shows a cleaner 5ft swell from the WNW, with an 8-second period. The combined energy gets up there (287), so there's some real push behind it. The wind turns light and cross-on, so it won't be perfect, but it's the first sign of something paddlable in ages. It’s still messy though, so be prepared.
The best on offer, and the only real standout in this whole outlook, looks to be Thursday 30 July. The swell from the NW holds at 5ft with a 9-second period. The combined energy is solid at 345, meaning there is some proper wave movement. But the killer is the wind, onshore from the west at 16 mph. It’s going to be blown out. It's the biggest surf we see, but it's going to be choppy. For expert surfers who don't mind a battle, that's your window. For anyone else, it’s more likely a session for the kite crowd, given the strong wind and cross-choppy conditions. Keep an eye on it, but don't get your hopes up too high.
The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about. The whole period is a lesson in patience.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 168 | 70 | 55 | 119 | 52 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:42AM3.77m | 6:59PM4.11m | 7:28AM3.70m | 7:45PM4.02m | 8:13AM3.57m | 8:30PM3.83m | 8:57AM3.39m | 9:15PM3.56m | 9:43AM3.19m | 10:03PM3.26m | 10:31AM2.99m | 10:55PM2.98m | 11:27AM2.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM-0.09m | 12:35PM0.09m | 1:09AM-0.07m | 1:21PM0.14m | 1:55AM0.06m | 2:06PM0.27m | 2:40AM0.26m | 2:52PM0.47m | 3:25AM0.51m | 3:40PM0.70m | 4:12AM0.78m | 4:32PM0.94m | 5:04AM1.02m | 5:33PM1.14m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | 9:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 168 | 70 | 55 | 119 | 52 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | W 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 615 | 1048 | 424 | 771 | 1050 | 707 | 887 | 1165 | 317 | 348 | 359 | 22 | 7 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 90 |
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