Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Edouard VII surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNW swell with 166 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ilbaritz - Edouard VII in the next 16 days are 1.3m 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this is a tough one for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII. We're looking at a long dry spell.
The forecast for this reef break is pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. For the first week, from Wednesday the 15th right through to the end of the week of the 22nd, there's just nothing doing. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, coming from the NW with a short, weak period of 4 to 6 seconds. The combined wave energy is pitiful, and the wind is either onshore or cross-on, making a mess of it. The water is running at about 77°, which is a massive 9° warmer than usual for this time of year—that's a real anomaly.
We finally see a little flicker of life on the morning of Saturday the 23rd. It's not much, but the swell bumps up to 4ft from the WNW, with a period of 6 seconds. More importantly, the wind is glassy—that's right, dead calm. That's the only window in the whole 16 days that the finder even calls "surfable," but it's still described as very ordinary. The afternoon of the 23rd goes back to being a dud.
After that, it's more of the same. The swell tries to pick up around the 25th, hitting 7ft from the WNW with a period of 7 seconds. But the wind is howling onshore from the W at 12 mph, so it's going to be a wind-blown mess. That's only for the experienced lads. The rest of the run into the end of July is tiny and onshore again.
The standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Saturday the 23rd. It's the only time the glassy wind lines up with any surfable bumps. Don't expect much, but it's the best of a bad lot. The rest of the time, the wind is just onshore or cross-on, and the waves are too small or too messy. A kite surfer might look at some of those onshore afternoons with a bit more interest, but for a paddle surfer, this is a lean period.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
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 kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 108 | 43 | 143 | 68 | 51 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM4.09m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.14m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 108 | 43 | 143 | 68 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 13 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 493 | 529 | 527 | 628 | 788 | 830 | 799 | 707 | 1143 | 624 | 86 | 540 | 623 | 37 | 50 | 114 | 18 | 38 | 90 | 22 |
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