Surf forecast · France · Gironde
Surf forecast Cap Ferret today
Waves, swell and wind at Cap Ferret (Gironde, 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.
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Right now
Big onshore.
Cap Ferret surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 17:00–18:00: big, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 3.8 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 2.5 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 49–64 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 4.1 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 2.8 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 49–64 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 4.2 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 3.7 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 27–35 km/h ↑N cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 16:00–18:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.9 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 2.9 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 17–23 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.6 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 2.6 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 15–21 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.4 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 2.4 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 10–14 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 07:00–10:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.8 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.7 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 9–18 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.9 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 1.8 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 12–23 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.0 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 2.0 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 12–28 km/h ↑W onshore |
Wednesday 28 October
Big Best window 11:00–14:00: big, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.7 m · 12 s ↑WNW | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 11–18 km/h ↑ENE offshore |
| 12:00 | 2.7 m · 12 s ↑WNW | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 9–21 km/h ↑NE offshore |
| 15:00 | 2.7 m · 12 s ↑WNW | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 11–23 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
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 Sun 02:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Cap Ferret
Open the waves map centred on Cap Ferret
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 Cap Ferret
Water temperature in Arcachon · Tides in Arcachon · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Cap Ferret today?
- Big: waves 3.7 m at 9 s from WNW, swell 2.7 m · 9 s WNW (Sun 02:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Cap Ferret?
- Wind 44 km/h from WSW: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Cap Ferret today?
- 17:00–18:00 (big, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Cap Ferret?
- 16.1 °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
Biscarrosse 23 km · Lacanau 39 km · Mimizan 49 km · Montalivet 82 km · Moliets 90 km · Vieux-Boucau 96 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Cap Ferret, 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.