Surf Forecasts:
Hossegor - La Centrale surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 145 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hossegor - La Centrale this week:
The surf forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hossegor - La Centrale in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM. 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 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale over the next 16 days.
Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s talk Hossegor – La Centrale for the next couple weeks. I’ll level with you – it’s pretty grim for paddle surfing. Water temp is running 73°F, with a big positive anomaly of 5°F – so it’s way warmer than usual for July. That’s the only real highlight.
We start Tuesday afternoon July 7th – 2ft of weak NW windswell, 9‑second period, onshore west wind. Poor surf, zero score. Wednesday the 8th is even smaller and shorter. Then Thursday morning July 9th gives a faint hope: 3ft from the WNW, 10‑second period, glassy conditions. Combined wave energy hits 109 – moderate. It’s surfable but very ordinary – a 1 out of 10. With glassy surface you could get a few knee‑high rides on a log, but it’s weak. That’s your best window, and it’s only the morning. By afternoon wind turns cross‑onshore and it’s poor again.
Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th stay small and messy. Saturday morning has a clean window with light cross‑offshore NE wind, but swell is only 2ft at 9s – still average. Sunday morning July 12th is glassy again with 2ft 10s WSW, but energy drops to 84 – weak. Then a long dry spell from Monday the 13th through Wednesday the 22nd: almost every session marked “poor surf conditions” with tiny waves, mostly onshore or cross‑onshore winds, combined energy often below 50. There’s a glassy morning on Saturday July 18th but swell is just 1ft and period 5s – unridable. Even the few clean windows later, like Monday morning July 20th with offshore east wind, have only 1ft NW groundswell at 9s – too small to do anything.
So there’s no standout. The only (marginal) chance is Thursday morning July 9th for a glassy, knee‑high wave. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. Otherwise La Centrale is flat or chopped out for the whole 16‑day run. It’s a consistent spot normally, but this run is a dud. Honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than a surfboard. Keep watching – these blank spells don’t usually last long around here.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
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 kJ | 36 | 32 | 20 | 26 | 59 | 109 | 117 | 100 | 75 | 139 | 106 | 67 | 61 | 69 | 83 | 75 | 62 | 93 | 70 | 30 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 10:28PM3.17m | 11:05AM2.98m | 11:30PM3.10m | 12:11PM2.99m | 00:42AM3.08m | 1:22PM3.08m | 1:58AM3.16m | 2:32PM3.26m | 3:08AM3.32m | 3:35PM3.50m | 4:09AM3.51m | 4:32PM3.75m | 5:04AM3.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.90m | 4:49AM0.81m | 5:12PM0.95m | 5:51AM0.86m | 6:21PM0.94m | 7:00AM0.85m | 7:34PM0.83m | 8:08AM0.76m | 8:43PM0.63m | 9:11AM0.60m | 9:45PM0.38m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:41PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | 9:45 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 36 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 109 | 117 | 100 | 75 | 139 | 106 | 67 | 61 | 69 | 83 | 75 | 52 | 93 | 70 | 30 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 13 | W 4 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 11 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 60 | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 62 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 0 | 431 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 72 | 27 | 212 | 363 | 444 |
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