Lafitenia surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Oct 2025 CEST
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lafitenia today?

The current surf forecast for Lafitenia at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)111110111110109991011111212121212111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405756599321026323227470411251868287736343241240218181501125713381102725725970
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
4.08
4:37AM
3.98
4:50PM
4.13
5:06AM
4.06
5:20PM
4.12
5:33AM
4.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.95
10:25PM
0.82
10:37AM
0.82
10:55PM
0.76
11:09AM
0.75
11:25PM
0.75
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--------8:25-------8:26-------
Sunset--7:17-------7:15-------7:14-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-222-----1---------
Temp. °C202220221817161617181917161615151721211919181817
Feels °C (?)161917181617151617171817151413131520211818171716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for La Cote Basque

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Lafitenia (light winds from the S at Pointe DE Socoa 3 km from Lafitenia). 1.1m 4s local chop from the SW with a 0.5m 11s groundswell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
S
Cross-Off
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