Vieux Boucau surf break

Vieux Boucau surfForecast / Landes / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
322
266
211
167
163
125
143
169
138
193
508
561
745
1162
1073
1039
850
756
743
604
503
431
599
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:57PM3.90m
5:22AM3.94m
5:43PM3.99m
6:10AM3.91m
6:30PM3.99m
7:00AM3.78m
Low Tide
11:03PM-0.02m
11:25AM0.02m
11:51PM-0.09m
12:11PM0.08m
00:40AM-0.05m
12:59PM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:24
9:27
9:28
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
10
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
15
14
13
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
10
Energy kJ
341
322
266
211
167
163
125
35
34
129
126
508
561
745
1162
1073
1039
850
756
743
604
503
431
599
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
21
20
51
138
193
107
107
94
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
6
29
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
143
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
53
53
34
53
53
34
53
53
53
53
53
53
34
19
18
110
35
51
30
8
0
0
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Landes
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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