Surf Forecasts:
Hossegor - La Centrale surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NW swell with 118 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s 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 Wednesday (Aug 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s. 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the first week and a half is a tough slog. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, weak, and messy conditions. The first real chance of anything worthwhile doesn’t show up until the tail end of the forecast, so patience is the name of the game.
The first bit of hope comes on Thursday, August 15th. Morning at Hossegor - La Centrale will see some glassy conditions with a small swell from the WNW at 3 ft, but the period is short at 6 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here is moderate at 129, so there’s a bit of push, but it’s not going to set the world on fire. The afternoon gets a bit of size bumping up to 4 ft from the WNW, but the wind swings cross-shore and the chop turns it messy, making it a no-go.
The standout window, and the only one I’d really get excited about, is the morning of Sunday, August 16th. The conditions line up nicely. We’ve got a clean, glassy morning with a 5 ft groundswell from the NW. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period groundswell, but it’s got energy behind it – a moderate 210 combined energy. The wind is light and offshore from the WSW, which will groom those lines beautifully. This is the best on offer in the whole 16-day window. The forecast is still a little way out, so there’s some uncertainty, but if it holds, this is the session to aim for. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.
After that, Monday the 17th drops back off with onshore winds and weaker, shorter-period swell, and it fades out from there.
So, save your energy for that Sunday morning. The rest of the run is a write-off.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 41 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 112 | 114 | 102 | 44 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 21 | 32 | 73 | 61 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:23PM3.56m | 8:46AM3.30m | 9:04PM3.40m | 9:30AM3.18m | 9:53PM3.22m | 10:25AM3.05m | 10:57PM3.03m | 11:36AM2.95m | 00:21AM2.92m | 1:03PM2.97m | 1:52AM2.98m | 2:25PM3.17m | 3:07AM3.19m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.46m | 2:50PM0.60m | 3:18AM0.61m | 3:37PM0.75m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:37PM0.91m | 5:14AM0.97m | 5:54PM1.00m | 6:34AM1.04m | 7:20PM0.94m | 7:56AM0.95m | 8:38PM0.72m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 41 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 112 | 20 | 102 | 44 | 18 | 45 | 38 | 6 | 32 | 15 | 61 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NNW 3 | — | W 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | 11 | — | 19 | 19 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 22 | 73 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 356 | 623 | 0 | 8 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 639 | 25 | 0 | 511 | 57 | 29 | 317 | 43 |
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