Surf Forecasts:
Vieux Boucau surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, WNW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 28 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with 28,441 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW 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 Monday (Nov 16) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vieux Boucau in the next 16 days are 7.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 28) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 28th Nov) | 25ft (7.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vieux Boucau over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | N 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 147 | 1012 | 1435 | 909 | 386 | 427 | 1525 | 2849 | 7997 | 16993 | 15858 | 11353 | 10449 | 9877 | 10073 | 7312 | 2977 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:19PM2.90m | 7:37AM3.03m | 8:07PM2.72m | 8:29AM2.88m | 9:07PM2.59m | 9:33AM2.78m | 10:19PM2.56m | 10:44AM2.78m | 11:32PM2.65m | 11:51AM2.88m | 00:32AM2.84m | 12:48PM3.07m | 1:23AM3.08m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.85m | 1:23AM1.02m | 2:00PM1.04m | 2:12AM1.19m | 2:57PM1.18m | 3:11AM1.31m | 4:04PM1.23m | 4:23AM1.33m | 5:13PM1.16m | 5:33AM1.25m | 6:13PM1.00m | 6:33AM1.07m | 7:05PM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 147 | 1012 | 1435 | 909 | 386 | 427 | 1525 | 2849 | 7997 | 16993 | 15858 | 11353 | 10449 | 9877 | — | — | 2977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10073 | 7312 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 247 | 376 | 206 | 167 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 75 | 54 | 111 | 53 | 44 | 30 | 53 | 167 | 53 | 44 | 30 | 0 |
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