Surf-Forecast | Hossegor - La Sud Surf Guide

Hossegor - La Sud Surf Guide

Hossegor - La Sud in Landes is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

Hossegor - La Sud Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	20.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hossegor - La Sud:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hossegor - La Sud occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Hossegor - La Sud (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Hossegor - La Sud with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in October while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

45%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hossegor - La Sud Location Map

Interactive Hossegor - La Sud surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hossegor - La Sud is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hossegor - La Sud is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 44 km (27 miles) away.

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Hossegor - La Sud Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 June 2026, 09:15 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 19
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	glass	cross- on

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Tides at Hossegor - La Sud

Current tide and informaton

For Capbreton, 3 km from Hossegor - La Sud.

Next High Water: 08:57pm | 3.72m

Next Low Water: 02:30pm | 0.44m

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Hossegor - La Sud Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.6 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite