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Today at Plage d'Hendaye: Epic! for surfing — 98/100 for beginner level. Wind 4 kn SW · Waves 0.8 m, 18 s · Tide -1.1 to 0.3 m. Best window around 01:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Plage d'Hendaye: 0.7m waves with light offshore wind. Surfing looks Epic! in the morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 18°C / 65°F.
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Plage d'Hendaye faces N. Which swells reach it — and therefore whether there is anything worth riding — depends on that aspect more than on the open-ocean forecast height.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 4 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Over the published window Plage d'Hendaye clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 7 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Plage d'Hendaye ranks 27th for surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A wide, NNW-facing Atlantic beach break on the France-Spain border, with a mellow sandy main break suited to beginners and intermediates, plus a rockier right-hander to the south and a shallow point break over reef to the north for more experienced surfers. Surfing is confined to three flagged zones; swimming is restricted to marked bathing areas. Kitesurfing is completely banned in summer. Seasonal lifeguard cover runs mid-June to mid-September.
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Wind at Plage d'Hendaye today: 4 kn SW (gusting 13 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Plage d'Hendaye today: 0.8 m, 18 s period from NW, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Plage d'Hendaye today is around 21:00 UTC, when conditions score 77/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Plage d'Hendaye scores 98/100 today for surfing — Epic!. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Plage d'Hendaye is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Plage d'Hendaye is a coastal location near Hendaye in France. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Plage d'Hendaye, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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