Capbreton - Le Santocha Surf Forecast

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France (410 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (43.65° N 1.45° W)

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Capbreton - Le Santocha surfForecast / Landes / France

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 Aug 2025 CEST

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Capbreton - Le Santocha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Capbreton - Le Santocha sea temperature is 24.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Capbreton - Le Santocha this week:

The surf forecast for Capbreton - Le Santocha over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Capbreton - Le Santocha in the next 12 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 16) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (CEST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2AM (Thu 14th Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Best Surf	2AM (Thu 14th Aug)	2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Most Powerful	2PM (Sat 16th Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Capbreton - Le Santocha over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 40°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	10	10	10	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	149	146	126	96	86	93	73	54	63	121	132	126	79	55	32	45	48	45	51	66	58
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	ESE	NW	NNW	WSW	ESE	N	WSW	W	NW	WSW	W	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)			8:11PM 3.85	8:36AM 3.53		8:56PM 3.63	9:23AM 3.36		9:49PM 3.35	10:19AM 3.15		10:55PM 3.06	11:31AM 2.98		12:21AM 2.88	1:02PM 2.95		1:55AM 2.90		2:26PM 3.10	3:09AM 3.06
Low Tide / height (m)	1:54PM 0.19		2:23AM 0.19		2:38PM 0.34	3:08AM 0.42		3:28PM 0.56	4:00AM 0.70		4:29PM 0.80		5:05AM 0.96	5:47PM 0.98		6:26AM 1.11	7:17PM 0.99		7:52AM 1.07		8:38PM 0.83

	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-
Sunset	-	9:13	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:04	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	24	23	21	24	22	32	40	39	22	24	22	21	23	21	20	21	20	21	21	21
Feels °C (?)	27	26	23	24	25	23	32	39	36	24	26	22	23	24	22	20	20	18	20	20	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Landes

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Capbreton - Le Santocha (light winds from the WNW at Anglet 15 km from Capbreton - Le Santocha). 0.7m 10s swell from the WNW with a 0.6m 5s windswell, also from the WNW and a 0.4m 10s swell, also from the NW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Capbreton - Le Santocha Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Capbreton - Le Santocha provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Capbreton - Le Santocha can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Capbreton - Le Santocha surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Capbreton - Le Santocha) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Capbreton - Le Santocha may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Capbreton - Le Santocha is 16 km (10 miles) from Bayonne. If you plan a holiday in Landes, look for hotels and other accommodation in Bayonne. Bayonne has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.