Labenne Ocean Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Landes, France)

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Labenne Ocean Surf Guide

Labenne Ocean in La Cote Basque is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Labenne Ocean Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Labenne Ocean:

The best conditions reported for surf at Labenne Ocean occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Labenne Ocean (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Labenne Ocean 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 42% of the time in October while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

42%

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

blown out

48%

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

too small

10%

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

Explore Labenne Ocean Location Map

Interactive Labenne Ocean 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 Labenne Ocean is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Labenne Ocean is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 36 km (22 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Labenne Ocean Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 18:03 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	cross- on

What does Labenne Ocean look like?

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Tides at Labenne Ocean

Current tide and informaton

For Tarnos, 6 km from Labenne Ocean.

Next High Water: 06:54pm | 3.44m

Next Low Water: 01:07am | 0.54m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Labenne Ocean Sea Temperature

The Labenne Ocean water temperature is reasonably warm (17.7 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite