Surf Forecasts:
Vieux Boucau surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with 173 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vieux Boucau this week:
The surf forecast for Vieux Boucau over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vieux Boucau in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 11AM. 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+) | 11AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vieux Boucau over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 55 | 42 | 34 | 43 | 71 | 70 | 123 | 173 | 98 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 125 | 104 | 128 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM3.77m | 4:57AM3.64m | 5:14PM4.02m | 5:42AM3.78m | 5:58PM4.16m | 6:23AM3.84m | 6:39PM4.17m | 7:03AM3.80m | 7:19PM4.05m | 7:41AM3.68m | 7:57PM3.83m | 8:17AM3.50m | 8:35PM3.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.15m | 10:50AM0.23m | 11:22PM-0.05m | 11:34AM0.06m | 00:05AM-0.15m | 12:16PM-0.01m | 00:46AM-0.13m | 12:57PM0.02m | 1:25AM0.01m | 1:36PM0.16m | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:16PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.51m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 55 | 42 | 20 | 43 | 71 | 70 | 123 | 173 | 98 | 65 | 39 | 65 | 125 | 104 | 128 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 9 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 55 | 0 | 371 | 82 | 55 | 214 | 55 | 157 | 238 | 55 | 157 | 215 | 0 | 134 | 110 | 69 | 214 | 110 | 55 |
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