Vieux Boucau surf break

Vieux Boucau surfForecast / Landes / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CEST
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Vieux Boucau surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vieux Boucau sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vieux Boucau today?

The current surf forecast for Vieux Boucau at 11PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2561
2245
1960
1756
1408
1217
949
737
644
461
372
325
270
265
308
286
314
273
278
242
238
229
191
194
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
S
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:13PM3.73m
8:51AM3.32m
9:12PM3.53m
9:55AM3.10m
10:18PM3.34m
11:05AM2.94m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.30m
2:44PM0.62m
3:29AM0.53m
3:46PM0.82m
4:36AM0.72m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:30
9:30
9:31
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
18
22
27
31
29
27
21
17
18
23
30
32
31
28
26
20
17
20
25
17
17
18
18
16
16
20
27
31
29
27
20
17
18
23
29
30
31
27
25
20
17
21
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
2561
2245
1960
1756
1408
1217
949
737
644
461
372
325
270
265
308
286
314
273
278
242
238
229
191
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
9
5
3
1
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
9
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
44
8
110
Best forecast wave conditions in Landes
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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