Surf Forecasts:
Vieux Boucau surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 19s period, WNW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 19s period, WNW swell with 24,265 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W 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 (Nov 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 6.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 20ft (6.0m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vieux Boucau over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 | SW 3 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 109 | 289 | 488 | 392 | 353 | 209 | 232 | 110 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 161 | 89 | 110 | 1473 | 1324 | 745 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56PM3.53m | 5:09AM3.61m | 5:30PM3.42m | 5:41AM3.51m | 6:03PM3.27m | 6:16AM3.37m | 6:39PM3.09m | 6:54AM3.21m | 7:19PM2.90m | 7:37AM3.03m | 8:07PM2.72m | 8:29AM2.88m | 9:07PM2.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.28m | 10:54PM0.41m | 11:16AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.53m | 11:53AM0.49m | 00:04AM0.68m | 12:31PM0.66m | 00:42AM0.85m | 1:13PM0.85m | 1:23AM1.02m | 2:00PM1.04m | 2:12AM1.19m | 2:57PM1.18m | 3:11AM1.31m | |||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 109 | 289 | 488 | 392 | 353 | 209 | — | 110 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 161 | 89 | 110 | 1473 | 1324 | 745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 11 | NNW 4 | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 48 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | NW 8 | N 7 | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 6 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 232 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 77 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 75 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 157 | 215 | 55 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 157 | 157 | 24 |
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