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Hossegor - La Nord surfForecast / Landes / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hossegor - La Nord surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hossegor - La Nord sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hossegor - La Nord today?
The current surf forecast for Hossegor - La Nord at 10AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hossegor - La Nord. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 10787 | 9505 | 8697 | 7776 | 7213 | 5306 | 4542 | 3963 | 2994 | 2460 | 2169 | 1797 | 1283 | 1245 | 1245 | 1405 | 1708 | 1708 | 1683 | 1605 | 1444 | 1422 | 1401 | 1211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 2.95 | 12:11AM 2.81 | 12:33PM 2.92 | 1:08AM 2.89 | 1:28PM 2.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:58AM 1.13 | 5:40PM 1.02 | 6:04AM 1.13 | 6:38PM 1.01 | 7:03AM 1.06 | 7:28PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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