
Surf Forecasts:
Hossegor - La Centrale surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, NW swell with 851 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW 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 (Sep 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hossegor - La Centrale in the next 16 days are 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8PM. 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+) | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, grab a coffee, this is a long one. Rusty here, checking in from Hossegor. The first few days are a bit of a write-off, but we’ve got a gnarly window of opportunity coming up if you’re patient.
The week starts flat and messy. Thursday the 3rd has nothing worth paddling out for with a tiny 1.6ft swell from the NW and a light onshore breeze. Friday the 4th is a tease – glassy early with a 2.3ft WNW swell, but the energy is weak (87) and the conditions are just ordinary. The real wait starts now.
Saturday the 5th is where it gets interesting. The morning goes glassy, calm as anything, with a clean 3.0ft swell from the WNW. The energy jumps to a moderate 251, and the waves will be clean and rideable. The afternoon sees a bigger jump to 4.9ft from the NW, with a very long period of 13 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy (734). It’s a bit of a beast for the beach break, likely to close out a bit, but the power is there. The wind is light cross-shore so it’ll be lumpy, but not terrible.
Sunday the 6th isn’t a standout. Morning is better with a 4.6ft NW swell at 12 seconds and a clean cross-offshore breeze (506). The afternoon turns onshore and choppy.
Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are a write-off again. Small, onshore, and weak. Forget it.
Now, here’s the first real standout. Wednesday the 9th of September. Morning session. We’ve got a 5.2ft NW swell, a period of 11 seconds, and clean offshore wind from the ENE. The energy is strong at 538. For Hossegor - La Centrale itself, this is excellent. The offshore wind will groom it, the swell has good size for the experts, and the consistency is there. It’ll be a crowd magnet – expect a pack – but for the skilled surfer, this is the first real window of the outlook. The afternoon goes cross-shore and messy, so lock in the morning.
The next few days are a mixed bag of poor conditions with onshore wind. Not worth the drive.
But hold on. The second week brings a proper bomb. Look at Monday the 14th of September. Morning session. The water temperature is about average for the time of year. A 5.6ft swell from the WNW, with a very long 14-second period. The combined energy is a massive 1175. That’s a serious, powerful groundswell. The wind is glassy – dead calm. For La Centrale, a beach break, that long period will make it dumpy and hollow, definitely only for experts. The crowd will be full-on, but the conditions are about as good as it gets. This is the standout of the entire 16-day window. The Monday afternoon gets a cross-on breeze, so it’s all about that glassy morning.
Tuesday the 15th has size but onshore wind, so it’s a no-go.
Overall, the pattern is a slow start, then a solid Saturday/Sunday bump, then a world-class morning on Monday the 14th. The gap between the 6th and the 9th is a few days of nothing, and then it gets good again. Keep your eyes on that Monday the 14th.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 64 | 50 | 70 | 90 | 99 | 133 | 746 | 772 | 568 | 297 | 142 | 155 | 431 | 524 | 436 | 339 | 190 | 314 | 275 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM3.28m | 9:31PM3.16m | 9:59AM3.06m | 10:42PM2.90m | 11:21AM2.90m | 00:21AM2.78m | 1:02PM2.94m | 1:57AM2.90m | 2:24PM3.19m | 3:06AM3.16m | 3:25PM3.51m | 3:58AM3.43m | 4:14PM3.81m | 4:42AM3.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.68m | 3:42AM0.87m | 4:18PM0.92m | 4:53AM1.11m | 5:44PM1.06m | 6:25AM1.18m | 7:21PM0.98m | 7:53AM1.03m | 8:38PM0.71m | 8:59AM0.75m | 9:35PM0.40m | 9:50AM0.45m | 10:22PM0.13m | ||||||||
7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 32 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
28 | 64 | 50 | 70 | 90 | 99 | 133 | 746 | 772 | 568 | 297 | 82 | 44 | 431 | 524 | 436 | 339 | 190 | 314 | 275 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | NNW 4 | NW 8 | — | NNW 4 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 15 | NW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
4 | — | 3 | 17 | — | 6 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 142 | 155 | 95 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 139 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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Information about the Hossegor - La Centrale Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Hossegor - La Centrale provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hossegor - La Centrale can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hossegor - La Centrale surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hossegor - La Centrale) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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