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Capbreton - La Piste surfForecast / Landes / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Capbreton - La Piste surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Capbreton - La Piste sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Capbreton - La Piste today?
The current surf forecast for Capbreton - La Piste at 2PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Capbreton - La Piste. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1398 | 3175 | 2822 | 2784 | 3114 | 2864 | 2825 | 2787 | 2749 | 2795 | 2756 | 2679 | 2281 | 1989 | 1811 | 1452 | 1137 | 995 | 1606 | 6523 | 14753 | 17090 | 15947 | 16263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 3.01 | 2:16PM 3.02 | 2:37AM 3.14 | 2:58PM 3.11 | 3:15AM 3.26 | 3:37PM 3.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:54AM 0.95 | 8:13PM 0.88 | 8:38AM 0.82 | 8:54PM 0.79 | 9:19AM 0.69 | 9:33PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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