Guethary – Parlementia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Cote Basque, France)

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Guethary - Parlementia Surf Guide

Parlementia in La Cote Basque is an exposed reef break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the west. There is no beach break as well as a right hand reef break.. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rocks.

Guethary - Parlementia Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Guethary - Parlementia:

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

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What's the best time of year to surf Guethary - Parlementia (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Guethary - Parlementia 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 45% of the time in October while 45% 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

45%

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

10%

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

Explore Guethary - Parlementia Location Map

Interactive Guethary - Parlementia 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 Guethary - Parlementia is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Guethary - Parlementia is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 17 km (11 miles) away.

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Guethary - Parlementia Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 11:33 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

What does Guethary - Parlementia look like?

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Tides at Guethary - Parlementia

Current tide and informaton

For Bidart, 2 km from Guethary - Parlementia.

Next High Water: 07:29pm | 3.32m

Next Low Water: 01:19pm | 0.73m

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Guethary - Parlementia Sea Temperature

The Guethary - Parlementia 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