St Jean de Luz – La Bougie Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Cote Basque, France)

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St Jean de Luz - La Bougie Surf Guide

St Jean de Luz - La Bougie in La Cote Basque is a very sheltered reef break that does not work very often. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include reef and small light house.

St Jean de Luz - La Bougie Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St Jean de Luz - La Bougie:

The best conditions reported for surf at St Jean de Luz - La Bougie occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf St Jean de Luz - La Bougie (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing St Jean de Luz - La Bougie with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in January while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 88% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

88%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore St Jean de Luz - La Bougie Location Map

Interactive St Jean de Luz - La Bougie surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to St Jean de Luz - La Bougie is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St Jean de Luz - La Bougie is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away.

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St Jean de Luz - La Bougie Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:36 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at St Jean de Luz - La Bougie

Current tide and informaton

For Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2 km from St Jean de Luz - La Bougie.

Next High Water: 08:30am | 3.42m

Next Low Water: 02:34pm | 1.56m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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St Jean de Luz - La Bougie Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at St Jean de Luz - La Bougie is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 13.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite