Capbreton - La Piste Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.64° N 1.45° W

Capbreton - La Piste 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capbreton - La Piste sea temperature is
24.6° C
2.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capbreton - La Piste at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
10
0.7
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
142
224
414
399
369
341
334
380
450
517
625
569
569
517
517
469
380
296
235
202
172
168
153
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM2.81m
10:56PM2.63m
11:31AM2.63m
00:27AM2.49m
1:10PM2.59m
Low Tide
4:07AM1.12m
4:40PM1.20m
5:08AM1.36m
5:56PM1.38m
6:31AM1.47m
7:27PM1.38m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
22
21
20
18
16
15
19
26
27
28
22
Feels °C
22
23
21
22
21
19
20
19
20
18
19
19
18
19
20
21
18
15
14
17
24
24
26
21
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