Surf Forecasts:
Hossegor - La Centrale surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, NW swell with 538 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 5PM. 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+) | 5AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hossegor - La Centrale over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Hossegor - La Centrale.
First up, the water is a balmy 76°, which is a solid 5° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's a real treat, feels like a warm bath.
Alright, so the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a bit of a mixed bag. We've got a long stretch of pretty average to flat conditions coming up. For the first few days, from Saturday the 15th through to the 20th, it's mostly small, weak, and messy. Wave energy is low, mostly under 100 (87), and the wind is often cross-onshore or onshore, making for choppy, poor surf. There's a glimmer on Thursday morning the 20th with a light cross-offshore breeze and a bit of shape, but the swell is still tiny at 2 ft from the NW and the energy is weak (69). It's surfable, but nothing to write home about.
Then we hit a bit of a gap. After that Thursday, it's back to poor conditions through the weekend and into the start of the next week. The swell picks up on Friday the 21st with a 5 ft NW swell and moderate energy (510), but the wind is cross-onshore, ruining it. It's a tease.
The standout comes on Saturday the 22nd of August. The morning is looking clean with a light offshore easterly breeze, and a solid 4 ft swell from the NW with a 10-second period. The wave energy is moderate (327), and with the offshore wind, those waves will be clean. This is your best bet for a proper session. The swell is a little too big for beginners, but for the experienced crew, it'll be a good one. Later in the afternoon, the wind swings north and gets stronger, so get on it early.
After that, the surf drops right off again. Sunday the 23rd is small and windy. Monday the 24th sees a big jump in swell size, but it's a stormy mess with onshore winds and energy readings over 1000 (1034). That kind of size and power is for experts only, and with the wind on it, it's more of a kitesurfing show than a clean surf session. The rest of the week into the end of August is small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-shore, nothing to get excited about.
So, the long story short: the 16-day window is mostly quiet, but the clear winner is the morning of Saturday the 22nd. Get out there for that one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 123 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 84 | 65 | 54 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 90 | 138 | 466 | 538 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:19PM4.05m | 7:41AM3.68m | 7:57PM3.83m | 8:17AM3.50m | 8:35PM3.54m | 8:54AM3.28m | 9:14PM3.21m | 9:34AM3.04m | 9:58PM2.90m | 10:22AM2.81m | 10:56PM2.63m | 11:31AM2.63m | 00:27AM2.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.02m | 1:25AM0.01m | 1:36PM0.16m | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.51m | 2:58PM0.65m | 3:21AM0.82m | 3:43PM0.94m | 4:07AM1.12m | 4:40PM1.20m | 5:08AM1.36m | 5:56PM1.38m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 123 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 84 | 65 | 54 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 90 | 129 | 466 | 538 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 10 | 8 | 29 | 138 | 44 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 104 | 139 | 30 | 104 | 4 | 43 | 104 | 0 | 239 | 552 | 511 | 535 | 623 | 356 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 27 | 153 | 0 |
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