Surf forecast · France · Basque Coast
Surf forecast Lafitenia today
Waves, swell and wind at Lafitenia (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.
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Right now
Good cross-shore.
Lafitenia 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.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 2.5 m · 9 s ↑NW | 25–30 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 2.6 m · 10 s ↑NW | 2.6 m · 9 s ↑NW | 38–47 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑NW | 2.6 m · 9 s ↑NW | 38–48 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Good Best window 11:00–14:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.5 m · 12 s ↑NW | 2.5 m · 10 s ↑NW | 10–14 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 12:00 | 2.3 m · 12 s ↑NW | 2.3 m · 10 s ↑NW | 7–8 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 2.1 m · 12 s ↑NW | 2.1 m · 10 s ↑NW | 13–15 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 11:00–14:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑NW | 20–34 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑NW | 7–15 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑NW | 7–15 km/h ↑NW light wind |
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 Lafitenia
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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 Lafitenia
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Questions
- Is there surf at Lafitenia 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 Lafitenia?
- Wind 17 km/h from W: cross-shore for a beach facing NNW.
- When is the best time to surf Lafitenia today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Lafitenia?
- 17.8 °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
Parlementia (Guéthary) 1 km · Côte des Basques (Biarritz) 6 km · Biarritz (Grande Plage) 8 km · Anglet 11 km · Hendaye 13 km · Capbreton 26 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Lafitenia, 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.