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Surf forecast Biarritz (Grande Plage) today

Waves, swell and wind at Biarritz (Grande Plage) (Basque Coast, France) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves2.3 m10 s · from NW
Swell2.3 m9 s · from NW
Wind21 km/hfrom W · gusts 25 · onshore
Water17.6 °C

Good onshore.

Biarritz (Grande Plage) surf forecast, next 3 days

  • Flat
  • Small
  • Fun
  • Good
  • Big

Saturday 24 October

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Sunday 25 October

Big Best window 07:00–10:00: big, cross-shore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:002.5 m · 11 s NW2.5 m · 9 s NW26–31 km/h SW cross-shore
12:002.6 m · 10 s NW2.6 m · 9 s NW36–45 km/h WSW onshore
15:002.7 m · 10 s NW2.6 m · 9 s NW39–49 km/h W onshore

Monday 26 October

Good Best window 11:00–14:00: good, light wind.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:002.5 m · 12 s NW2.5 m · 10 s NW9–13 km/h SE offshore
12:002.3 m · 12 s NW2.3 m · 10 s NW7–11 km/h E light wind
15:002.1 m · 12 s NW2.1 m · 10 s NW14–17 km/h NNE cross-shore

Tuesday 27 October

Good Best window 16:00–18:00: good, light wind.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:001.5 m · 11 s NW1.5 m · 9 s NW23–40 km/h W onshore
12:001.5 m · 11 s NW1.5 m · 9 s NW10–21 km/h W onshore
15:001.5 m · 11 s NW1.5 m · 9 s NW8–17 km/h WNW onshore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Biarritz (Grande Plage)

Open the waves map centred on Biarritz (Grande Plage)

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

More about Biarritz (Grande Plage)

Water temperature in Biarritz · Tides in Biarritz · Swell map · Wind map

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Questions

Is there surf at Biarritz (Grande Plage) today?
Good: waves 2.3 m at 10 s from NW, swell 2.3 m · 9 s NW (Sat 21:00).
Is the wind offshore at Biarritz (Grande Plage)?
Wind 21 km/h from W: onshore for a beach facing WNW.
When is the best time to surf Biarritz (Grande Plage) today?
No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
How warm is the water at Biarritz (Grande Plage)?
17.6 °C
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Côte des Basques (Biarritz) 2 km · Anglet 4 km · Parlementia (Guéthary) 7 km · Lafitenia 8 km · Capbreton 19 km · Hendaye 20 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Biarritz (Grande Plage), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.