Overview

Bidart is a kitesurf spot on the Basque coast, between Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The beach receives west and southwest Atlantic winds. Like all Basque coast spots, powerful swell conditions prevail — demanding for kite due to waves and surfers sharing the beach. A stunning natural setting between clifftops.

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Spot forecast for Bidart

Sunrise 08:26 · Sunset 19:15

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:36 · 2.8 m Low tide 06:33 · 1.8 m High tide 13:03 · 3 m Low tide 19:25 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:51 · 3 m Low tide 07:42 · 1.6 m High tide 14:04 · 3.2 m Low tide 20:19 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:39 · 3.2 m Low tide 08:32 · 1.4 m High tide 14:49 · 3.5 m Low tide 21:00 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:17 · 3.4 m Low tide 09:13 · 1.1 m High tide 15:26 · 3.7 m Low tide 21:37 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:51 · 3.7 m Low tide 09:50 · 0.9 m High tide 16:01 · 3.9 m Low tide 22:12 · 0.6 m

Bidart: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

267h

in May · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 267 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 12 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is September, with 158 mm.

Monthly averages: Bidart

Monthly averages — Bidart — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	135 h	14 °C	124 mm
February	15.5	139 h	15 °C	106 mm
March	19.5	184 h	16 °C	130 mm
April	22.5	191 h	18 °C	80 mm
May	28.0	267 h	19 °C	77 mm
June	24.5	205 h	22 °C	59 mm
July	27.5	271 h	23 °C	34 mm
August	26.0	197 h	25 °C	46 mm
September	21.0	164 h	22 °C	158 mm
October	17.5	160 h	21 °C	125 mm
November	12.5	102 h	18 °C	121 mm
December	12.0	96 h	13 °C	137 mm

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Technical details of Bidart spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: N, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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