Capbreton - La Piste Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.64° N 1.45° W

Capbreton - La Piste 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capbreton - La Piste sea temperature is
22.2°C
2.1° 

Capbreton - La Piste surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Capbreton - La Piste today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capbreton - La Piste at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Capbreton - La Piste. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
11
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.9
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
171
212
276
342
407
480
490
415
676
664
664
561
551
416
356
281
281
235
253
1164
1589
1777
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:09AM3.34m
8:30PM3.15m
8:44AM3.09m
9:09PM2.84m
9:28AM2.83m
10:03PM2.57m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.64m
2:36AM0.87m
3:01PM0.94m
3:18AM1.16m
3:54PM1.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
16
17
18
18
17
16
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
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