Capbreton - La Piste surfForecast / Landes / France

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Capbreton - La Piste this week:

The surf forecast for Capbreton - La Piste over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jan 10) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Capbreton - La Piste in the next 12 days are 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jan 17) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CET) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Sat 10th Jan)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Best Surf 7PM (Sat 10th Jan)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful 1AM (Sat 17th Jan)18ft (5.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Capbreton - La Piste over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
4
3
2
0
4
3
3
2
3
1
2
0
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
WNW
5.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3
NW
2.3
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121312121110131212121312121112121917
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16171927160424275284515227946375541550110878066978665865819836129318073360
Wind
(km/h)
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
0
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
NW
15
W
10
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcrossglassoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
3.00
9:22AM
3.10
9:54PM
2.83
10:16AM
2.86
10:54PM
2.72
11:24AM
2.70
12:05AM
2.69
12:40PM
2.66
1:14AM
2.75
1:47PM
2.74
2:12AM
2.90
2:41PM
2.88
2:59AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
0.89
3:34PM
0.93
3:54AM
1.10
4:30PM
1.13
4:59AM
1.24
5:34PM
1.24
6:11AM
1.28
6:42PM
1.26
7:20AM
1.21
7:43PM
1.18
8:17AM
1.06
8:35PM
1.03
9:04AM
0.88
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--8:37--8:37--8:37--8:37--8:36--8:36--8:34
Sunset5:46--5:47--5:49--5:50--5:51--5:52--5:52--
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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mod rain
Rain (mm)
29421-----------3---8
Temp. °C101111121110141314151215161313131212131311
Feels °C (?)-213686111010129111481011108963
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The above surf forecast table for Capbreton - La Piste provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Capbreton - La Piste can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Capbreton - La Piste surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Capbreton - La Piste) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Capbreton - La Piste is 16 km (10 miles) from Bayonne. If you plan a holiday in Landes, look for hotels and other accommodation in Bayonne. Bayonne has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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