Côte des Basques
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Tue, Nov 3 – Fri, Nov 6
- 4–7 ft · 12sSurf on your dates
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- BWI → BIQNearest airport
- 62°F water3/2 fullsuit
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Côte des Basques surf forecast
Better surfweekendFri 30 Oct – Mon 2 Nov
Updated
Trip dates
Saturday, Oct 24
8-9ft1/10
Nothing worth a paddle. 9ft.
- Swell
- 9s NW
- Wind
- 9kt onshore
- Water
- 63°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 8:31am to 7:08pm
Sunday, Oct 25
1-8ft1/10
Nothing worth a paddle. 8ft.
- Swell
- 9s NW
- Wind
- 13kt onshore
- Water
- 63°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:32am to 6:07pm
Monday, Oct 26
7-8ft4/10Best at midday
- Swell
- 10s NW
- Wind
- 4kt offshore
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:33am to 6:05pm
- Dawn7:33 to 10am8ft3kt glassy3/10
- Morning10 to 11am8ft1kt glassy3/10
- Midday11am to 2pm7-8ft2kt glassy4/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm7ft3kt glassy3/10
- Dusk4 to 6:05pm7ft8kt offshore2/10
Tuesday, Oct 27
5ft2/10
Nothing worth a paddle. 5ft.
- Swell
- 9s NW
- Wind
- 6kt onshore
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:35am to 6:04pm
Wednesday, Oct 28
7ft4/10Best in the morning
- Swell
- 10s NW
- Wind
- 6kt offshore
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:36am to 6:03pm
- Dawn7:36 to 10am6ft6kt offshore4/10
- Morning10 to 11am7ft6kt offshore4/10
- Midday11am to 2pm7ft7kt offshore4/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm7ft7kt offshore4/10
- Dusk4 to 6:03pm7ft6kt offshore2/10
Thursday, Oct 29
5ft5/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 9s NW
- Wind
- 4kt offshore
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:37am to 6:01pm
- Dawn7:37 to 10am5-6ft3kt glassy5/10
- Morning10 to 11am5ft3kt glassy5/10
- Midday11am to 2pm5ft4kt offshore5/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm5ft5kt offshore5/10
- Dusk4 to 6:01pm4-5ft5kt offshore5/10
Friday, Oct 30
3ft6/10Best at dawn
- Swell
- 9s NW
- Wind
- 1kt glassy
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:38am to 6pm
- Dawn7:38 to 10am3ft0kt glassy6/10
- Morning10 to 11am3ft1kt glassy5/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3ft1kt glassy4/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm3ft1kt glassy4/10
- Dusk4 to 6pm3ft1kt glassy3/10
Saturday, Oct 31
2-3ft4/10Best at dawn
- Swell
- 8s WNW
- Wind
- 6kt onshore
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:40am to 5:58pm
- Dawn7:40 to 10am2ft3kt glassy4/10
- Morning10 to 11am2ft4kt onshore2/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3ft5kt onshore2/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm1ft7kt onshore2/10
- Dusk4 to 5:58pm2ft6kt onshore2/10
Sunday, Nov 1
5ft5/10Best at dawn
- Swell
- 7s NW
- Wind
- 3kt glassy
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:41am to 5:57pm
- Dawn7:41 to 10am3-5ft3kt glassy5/10
- Morning10 to 11am5ft3kt glassy5/10
- Midday11am to 2pm5ft2kt glassy5/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm5ft3kt glassy5/10
- Dusk4 to 5:57pm5ft4kt offshore5/10
Monday, Nov 2
5-8ft7/10Best in the morning
- Swell
- 15s WNW
- Wind
- 6kt offshore
- Water
- 64°F
- Suit
- 3/2 fullsuit
- Light
- 7:42am to 5:56pm
- Dawn7:42 to 10am2-7ft6kt offshore5/10
- Morning10 to 11am4ft6kt offshore7/10
- Midday11am to 2pm2-7ft6kt offshore5/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm8ft6kt offshore5/10
- Dusk4 to 5:56pm8ft6kt offshore5/10
Tuesday, Nov 3 Long range
7ft5/10Best in the afternoon
- Swell
- 12s WNW
- Wind
- 3kt glassy
- Light
- 7:44am to 5:55pm
- Dawn7:44 to 10am7ft1kt glassy5/10
- Morning10 to 11am7ft1kt glassy5/10
- Midday11am to 2pm7ft2kt glassy5/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm6ft4kt offshore5/10
- Dusk4 to 5:55pm6-7ft5kt offshore5/10
Wednesday, Nov 4 Long range
9-10ft4/10Best at dawn
- Swell
- 12s WNW
- Wind
- 10kt cross-shore
- Light
- 7:45am to 5:53pm
- Dawn7:45 to 10am10ft5kt offshore4/10
- Morning10 to 11am9ft8kt cross-shore3/10
- Midday11am to 2pm5-10ft11kt cross-shore2/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm10-11ft11kt cross-shore2/10
- Dusk4 to 5:53pm10ft6kt cross-shore2/10
Thursday, Nov 5 Long range
6-9ft2/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 11s WNW
- Wind
- 14kt cross-shore
- Light
- 7:46am to 5:52pm
- Dawn7:46 to 10am9ft14kt cross-shore2/10
- Morning10 to 11am8ft14kt cross-shore2/10
- Midday11am to 2pm8-9ft14kt cross-shore2/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm4-5ft14kt cross-shore2/10
- Dusk4 to 5:52pm5-9ft14kt cross-shore2/10
Friday, Nov 6 Long range
1-6ft5/10Best at dusk
- Swell
- 15s WNW
- Wind
- 6kt onshore
- Light
- 7:48am to 5:51pm
- Dawn7:48 to 10am6ft6kt onshore1/10
- Morning10 to 11am1ft6kt onshore2/10
- Midday11am to 2pm1ft7kt onshore3/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm1-2ft5kt cross-shore4/10
- Dusk4 to 5:51pm2ft4kt cross-shore5/10
Saturday, Nov 7 Long range
2ft8/10Best at midday
- Swell
- 14s WNW
- Wind
- 6kt onshore
- Light
- 7:49am to 5:50pm
- Dawn7:49 to 10am2ft12kt onshore2/10
- Morning10 to 11am2ft11kt onshore2/10
- Midday11am to 2pm2ft3kt glassy8/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm2ft2kt glassy5/10
- Dusk4 to 5:50pm2ft2kt glassy4/10
Sunday, Nov 8 Long range
2ft6/10Best at dawn
- Swell
- 13s WNW
- Wind
- 3kt glassy
- Light
- 7:50am to 5:48pm
- Dawn7:50 to 10am3ft2kt glassy6/10
- Morning10 to 11am3ft1kt glassy6/10
- Midday11am to 2pm3ft3kt glassy3/10
- Afternoon2 to 4pm2ft4kt onshore3/10
- Dusk4 to 5:48pm2ft4kt onshore3/10
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Getting there
Straight there, 12 min from BIQ
- BIQ
- 4.8 km, about 12 min
- the wave
The beach sits below the town. A high tide covers most of the sand.
Free-flow driving time, not traffic.
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Checked Oct 2026
Season
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Best months: Oct–Apr · typically 3–5 ft faces
Month by month
Best Oct–Apr. Good Sep–Apr. Worth avoiding Jun–Jul.
| Month | Relative quality | Typical face | Surfable days | Water | Wear | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 ft | 75% | 13 C / 55 F | 4/3 + boots | Best | |
| Feb | 5 ft | 85% | 13 C / 55 F | 4/3 + boots | Best | |
| Mar | 4 ft | 81% | 13 C / 56 F | 4/3 + boots | Best | |
| Apr | 3 ft | 69% | 15 C / 59 F | 4/3 + boots | Best | |
| May | 3 ft | 61% | 17 C / 63 F | 4/3 | Shoulder | |
| Jun | 2 ft | 62% | 21 C / 71 F | spring suit | Worth avoiding | |
| Jul | 3 ft | 66% | 23 C / 74 F | boardshorts | Worth avoiding | |
| Aug | 3 ft | 69% | 24 C / 75 F | boardshorts | Shoulder | |
| Sep | 3 ft | 78% | 22 C / 72 F | spring suit | Good | |
| Oct | 4 ft | 85% | 20 C / 67 F | 3/2 | Best | |
| Nov | 4 ft | 71% | 17 C / 62 F | 4/3 | Best | |
| Dec | 4 ft | 74% | 14 C / 57 F | 4/3 + boots | Best |
Medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast (how we read the hindcast). Water temperatures come from an offshore model grid, which reads a little warm on an upwelling coast. More on the break in the France guide. Head to head: Hossegor vs Biarritz.