Vieux-Boucau

Beach break

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.4–0.7 m), fairly forgiving, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
4.1/10
Poor
Size
0.40.7 m
hip-high
Wind
10 km/h
W · Onshore
Swell
0.7 m
7 s · WNW
Best window · 15h4.7/10 · 0.40.7 m · 13 km/h
Today's take

Small wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the WNW. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Poor conditions: little interest, better to aim for another slot or spot.

Today's forecast

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.40.676☁️23°
03h0.40.873☁️23°
06h0.40.7710☁️23°
09h0.40.7712☁️24°
12h0.40.7711☁️25°
15hBest0.40.7813🌤️26°
18h0.40.7811☀️25°
21h0.40.7711☀️23°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 07:13+1.3 mBM 13:06-2.2 mPM 19:30+1.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sun, Aug 16, 02:02 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.