Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.64° N 1.45° W

Capbreton - La Piste 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Capbreton - La Piste sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Capbreton - La Piste at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
293
445
250
250
182
172
224
162
110
110
106
208
371
445
580
610
631
733
805
700
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:57AM2.68m
10:50PM2.44m
11:29AM2.60m
00:31AM2.45m
12:59PM2.69m
Low Tide
4:33PM1.37m
4:59AM1.49m
6:04PM1.39m
6:30AM1.44m
7:21PM1.23m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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8:23
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8:25
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7:17
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7:15
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2
2
2
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Temp °C
11
15
16
16
13
11
10
10
11
14
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
11
11
11
9
8
7
7
8
10
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
12
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