Surf Forecasts:
Capbreton - La Piste surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Capbreton - La Piste this week:
The surf forecast for Capbreton - La Piste over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Capbreton - La Piste in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Capbreton - La Piste over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you, Capbreton. The outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one for surfers. The first recommendation isn't until the morning of the 6th of August, and even then, it's a bit of a struggle. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, poor conditions before that.
The water is running at about 76°F at the start, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a bit of a tropical feel for the Bay.
The first real glimmer of something surfable comes on the morning of Thursday, the 6th of August at La Piste. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the NW with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak, just 104. The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNE, which will keep it clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The westerly wind comes in pretty quickly, so the window is small. This is a beach break and the swell is small and short period, so it’ll be a workup for the logs.
From there, the forecast gets messy. The morning of the 7th is a write-off with onshore wind, and the 8th is a total washout with rain showers and onshore winds. The morning of the 9th is a bit bigger, with a 5ft swell from the NW, but it’s all onshore and messy. The afternoon of the 9th sees a jump to 5ft, but again, it’s cross-onshore, so it’s a wall of chop.
The 10th of August sees the swell backing off, still cross-onshore, so no real quality.
The 11th of August morning is glassy, but the swell is only 2ft and weak. A few small windows of clean glassy conditions pop up on the 12th morning, but again, the swell is tiny. The rest of the second week is a desert of tiny, short-period swell and onshore winds. The 16th of August morning has a brief clean up with a light offshore, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft.
Honestly, for this region, the forecast suggests a lot of waiting. The only real standout is not even a standout; it's just the best of a bad bunch. The morning of Thursday, the 6th of August at La Piste is the only moment where the stars align for a clean, rideable wave, and even then, it’s not going to be a classic. The rest of the 16 days is a gap of poor conditions. Don’t get your hopes up. If you’re a kiter, the afternoons from the 9th with the wind and swell might be more your style.
Stay hopeful, but keep the wax in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 5 |
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 kJ | 28 | 21 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 38 | 67 | 95 | 86 | 91 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 67 | 56 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:47PM3.66m | 8:08AM3.39m | 8:23PM3.56m | 8:46AM3.30m | 9:04PM3.40m | 9:30AM3.18m | 9:53PM3.22m | 10:25AM3.05m | 10:57PM3.03m | 11:36AM2.95m | 00:21AM2.92m | 1:03PM2.97m | 1:52AM2.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.40m | 1:59AM0.35m | 2:09PM0.47m | 2:36AM0.46m | 2:50PM0.60m | 3:18AM0.61m | 3:37PM0.75m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:37PM0.91m | 5:14AM0.97m | 5:54PM1.00m | 6:34AM1.04m | 7:20PM0.94m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 38 | 67 | 95 | 21 | 91 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 67 | 56 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 12 | NW 10 | W 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | — | 33 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 9 | — | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | W 4 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 301 | 41 | 309 | 359 | 2 | 2 | 517 | 301 | 301 | 211 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 638 | 41 | 66 | 368 | 62 |
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