Surf Forecasts:
Hossegor - La Centrale surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, WNW swell with 140 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hossegor - La Centrale in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s talk Hossegor – La Centrale in feet and Fahrenheit. This is a heavy, expert-only slab, consistent and exposed, hungry for west swell. Water temp is 75°F – that’s a solid 6°F above normal, so it’s feeling like a warm summer day.
First chance is Sunday morning, July 12. We’ve got a 2ft swell out of the WNW, period around 10 seconds – not a groundswell, but it’s clean with a light offshore breeze from the east at 10 km/h. That’s 6 mph. The wave energy is weak (84). It’s rideable, but tiny. By Sunday afternoon the wind shifts north cross-shore and the session dies.
Then the next ten days are a ghost town. Wind wrong, swell nonexistent or messy. Monday the 13th shows a 4ft pulse but it’s onshore with a 6-second period – no good. The energy readings stay in the double digits. It’s a dead stretch.
The next glimmer comes Wednesday morning, July 22. Swell is 2ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, energy still low (72). But the wind is glassy – NNE at 5 km/h (3 mph). That’s a rare clean window. Again, it’s only morning; afternoon turns cross-onshore and ugly.
After that, nothing. The energy climbs to 112 on July 27 morning with a 3ft WNW swell and 10-second period, but wind is light cross-shore, not offshore, and conditions are still poor. No standout.
Best bet: the early Sunday morning on the 12th and the glassy Wednesday morning on the 22nd. Both are tiny, clean, and short. If you’re after size, look elsewhere. For a little glide on a log, they’ll work. But overall, a tough 16-day outlook for La Centrale. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s stubborn.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 54 | 114 | 126 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 53 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | on | cross | on | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35PM3.50m | 4:09AM3.51m | 4:32PM3.75m | 5:04AM3.66m | 5:24PM3.96m | 5:55AM3.76m | 6:13PM4.09m | 6:43AM3.77m | 7:00PM4.12m | 7:29AM3.71m | 7:46PM4.03m | 8:13AM3.57m | 8:31PM3.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.60m | 9:45PM0.38m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:41PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.25m | 11:33PM-0.02m | 11:49AM0.13m | 00:22AM-0.10m | 12:36PM0.09m | 1:10AM-0.07m | 1:21PM0.13m | 1:55AM0.05m | 2:06PM0.26m | 2:40AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 32 |
Feels °C | 29 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 |
| kJ | 81 | 54 | 37 | 126 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | W 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 114 | — | 22 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 60 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 41 | 2 | 104 | 27 | 446 | 446 | 182 | 502 | 502 | 307 | 300 | 640 | 456 | 639 | 615 | 478 | 640 | 816 | 139 |
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