Surf Forecasts:
Ilbaritz - Edouard VII surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, NW swell with 128 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. 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+) | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ilbaritz - Edouard VII over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this part of the coast. It’s a tough spell ahead, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, I gotta be honest: there’s nothing that fires me up. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly in the way, and the conditions just aren’t lining up for a proper session. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf with no real standout days.
Ilbaritz - Edouard VII is a reef setup, and it’s fairly consistent, but it’s not gonna save us here. The water is a very unusual 76°F – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a weird one.
The first glimmer of hope comes on Saturday, July 11th in the morning. We’ll see a clean, glassy period with an offshore wind from the east. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the WNW, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak (102). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. That’s the best we’ve got, and it’s not saying much.
Then we’re back into the doldrums. Sunday the 12th morning has a moment of glassy conditions with 2ft swell, but it’s just too small and weak (68 energy) to really get excited about. After that, it’s a long run of onshore, cross-onshore, and choppy junk. The swell barely tickles 3ft in the third week, but it’s always accompanied by bad wind. The swell periods are short, often under 8 seconds, so it’s just messy windswell.
Honestly, for the entire 16 days, there’s no single session that qualifies as a standout. The swell is too small and the wind is rarely your friend. For a reef break like this, the few moments of clean conditions are just let down by a complete lack of wave energy. If you’re desperate, the Saturday morning glass-off is your only window, but keep your expectations on the floor.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
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 kJ | 94 | 78 | 56 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 61 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:41AM3.08m | 1:22PM3.08m | 1:57AM3.16m | 2:32PM3.26m | 3:07AM3.32m | 3:34PM3.50m | 4:09AM3.50m | 4:31PM3.75m | 5:04AM3.66m | 5:23PM3.96m | 5:55AM3.75m | 6:12PM4.09m | 6:42AM3.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.95m | 6:59AM0.85m | 7:34PM0.83m | 8:08AM0.76m | 8:43PM0.63m | 9:11AM0.60m | 9:45PM0.39m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:41PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.25m | 11:33PM-0.02m | 11:49AM0.14m | 00:22AM-0.09m | 12:35PM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | 9:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 94 | 78 | 56 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 55 | 11 | 61 | 55 | 38 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 60 | 51 | 7 | — | 4 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | 23 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 171 | 22 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 52 | 200 | 791 | 350 | 454 | 493 | 471 | 328 | 564 | 493 | 527 |
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