Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Edouard VII surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, WNW swell with 111 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ilbaritz - Edouard VII in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright Rusty here, let's talk about what's happening around Biarritz.
I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty bleak for the next couple of weeks at Ilbaritz - Edouard VII. We're in a proper dry spell with hardly any swell showing up. The water's a warm 76°F, which is about 5°F warmer than average for this time of year, so at least you won't be freezing your tail off waiting for a wave.
The first week, right from Sunday the 2nd through the middle of the next week, is a total write-off – tiny 1ft to 2ft waves, weak and messy. Even when the wind goes glassy on Sunday morning, the swell's just too small to matter. The energy numbers are all in the weak category, barely hitting 40.
There's one little window on the morning of Thursday the 6th that's worth mentioning. The swell bumps up to about 3ft from the NW, the wind is light out of the NE at 6 mph, so it's clean. The energy gets up to a moderate 80. The period is a short 8 seconds, but the conditions are at least surfable. It's your best bet if you just need to get wet.
After that, we see a few small windows on Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th with glassy mornings and tiny 2ft waves – again, nothing exciting. The energy's barely there. Honestly, there's no proper standout session across this whole 16-day forecast. If you've got a kite, you might have more fun on the windier days, but for a surfer, this is a stretch of beach time, not surf time.
Chin up, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 17 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 76 | 78 | 109 | 84 | 59 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:47PM3.66m | 8:08AM3.39m | 8:23PM3.55m | 8:46AM3.30m | 9:03PM3.40m | 9:30AM3.18m | 9:53PM3.21m | 10:24AM3.04m | 10:56PM3.03m | 11:36AM2.95m | 00:20AM2.92m | 1:03PM2.97m | 1:51AM2.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.40m | 1:59AM0.36m | 2:09PM0.48m | 2:36AM0.46m | 2:49PM0.60m | 3:18AM0.62m | 3:37PM0.76m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:37PM0.91m | 5:14AM0.97m | 5:53PM1.00m | 6:34AM1.05m | 7:20PM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 43 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 76 | 78 | 109 | 84 | 59 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 11 | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | N 6 | NNW 7 | — | NW 7 | NNW 4 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 319 | 22 | 328 | 350 | 15 | 15 | 531 | 319 | 319 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 623 | 22 | 49 | 359 | 45 |
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