St Jean de Luz – Socoa Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Cote Basque, France)

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St Jean de Luz - Socoa Surf Guide

St Jean de Luz - Socoa in La Cote Basque is a sheltered beach/jetty break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It's often crowded here. Take care of gnarly shoredunp, rocks, locals.

St Jean de Luz - Socoa Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	inconsistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St Jean de Luz - Socoa:

The best conditions reported for surf at St Jean de Luz - Socoa occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf St Jean de Luz - Socoa (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing St Jean de Luz - Socoa with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 21% of the time in February while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 47% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

21%

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

blown out

32%

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

too small

47%

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

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Interactive St Jean de Luz - Socoa 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 St Jean de Luz - Socoa is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St Jean de Luz - Socoa is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away.

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St Jean de Luz - Socoa Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 11:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Period (s)	6	7	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at St Jean de Luz - Socoa

Current tide and informaton

For Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2 km from St Jean de Luz - Socoa.

Next High Water: 08:03pm | 3.69m

Next Low Water: 01:54pm | 1.38m

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St Jean de Luz - Socoa Sea Temperature

The St Jean de Luz - Socoa water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (11.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite