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Capbreton - La Piste surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Capbreton - La Piste this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Capbreton - La Piste in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 11AM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
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: the next couple of weeks at La Piste are a pretty flat and frustrating story. The opening days are a write-off—nothing happening, just tiny, weak dribble that’s not worth paddling for. There’s a long, dull gap right through the middle of the period with barely any energy. We’ve got to wait until the end of the forecast window for the first real hope of a wave.
Tuesday morning (11 August) you’re looking at 2ft of weak, short-period NW windswell (76 combined energy). The wind is light offshore from the west, but the swell just isn’t there. It’s a dud. Wednesday and Thursday stay small, 1ft to 2ft, with the odd glassy moment midweek but still no power. Friday (14 August) edges up a touch to 3ft, but that’s still not enough to get excited about, and the wind is onshore. This pattern of weak, choppy, onshore junk drags on all the way through the second week.
Honestly, it’s not until Friday 21 August that you finally sniff something. The morning goes completely glassy, calm wind, with 3ft of swell from the WNW at a 9-second period. The combined energy jumps to 176 – moderate at best, but still described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s the best in a bad run, but don’t expect any magic.
Then we get a real tease for the final days. Saturday 22 August afternoon sees a jump in period to 11 seconds and energy up to 374, but the wave height is only 4ft and the wind is onshore moderate. It’s messy. The real standout sits on Tuesday 25 August morning. We’ve got 5ft of groundswell from the NW, period holding at 10 seconds, and the wind goes glassy offshore from the SE. Combined energy is 425 – moderate but with real body. That’s the best on offer, though it’s over two weeks away and a long-range call. It could clean up nicely considering the light offshore and a longer period, but with beach breaks here, that longer period can make things a bit straight. Still, for advanced surfers looking for punch, that’s your window.
The water is sitting at 74°, a touch warmer than normal for the time of year.
The whole run is a struggle for consistency. La Piste (Capbreton) is fairly consistent normally, so this is just a poor spell. Hang tight, keep an eye on that Tuesday 25 August morning.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 55 | 42 | 34 | 43 | 71 | 70 | 123 | 173 | 98 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 125 | 104 | 128 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.77m | 4:57AM3.64m | 5:14PM4.02m | 5:42AM3.78m | 5:58PM4.16m | 6:23AM3.84m | 6:39PM4.17m | 7:03AM3.80m | 7:19PM4.05m | 7:41AM3.68m | 7:57PM3.83m | 8:17AM3.50m | 8:35PM3.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.15m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:22PM-0.05m | 11:34AM0.06m | 00:05AM-0.15m | 12:16PM-0.01m | 00:46AM-0.13m | 12:57PM0.02m | 1:25AM0.01m | 1:36PM0.16m | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.51m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 55 | 42 | 20 | 43 | 71 | 70 | 123 | 173 | 98 | 65 | 39 | 65 | 125 | 104 | 128 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 9 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 41 | 1 | 368 | 70 | 41 | 210 | 41 | 152 | 234 | 41 | 152 | 211 | 4 | 151 | 103 | 55 | 210 | 103 | 41 |
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