Lafitenia surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 CEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Lafitenia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lafitenia sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lafitenia today?

The current surf forecast for Lafitenia at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Lafitenia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1010101010999991013131212121515141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243196246213110101120836539354561535352142142232313299268184353
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
4.46
7:06AM
4.37
7:23PM
4.33
7:54AM
4.11
8:12PM
4.12
8:49AM
3.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.42
1:12PM
0.64
1:37AM
0.58
1:58PM
0.90
2:29AM
0.83
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----7:16-------7:15-------7:13--
Sunset-8:52-------8:53-------8:55------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-1---------33----
Temp. °C191816151414171918171515151419252724181717172018
Feels °C (?)181816151414181918181516151318242623171716161917
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