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Level 6/10

La Nord

Hossegor, France

🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

La Nord is Hossegor's heavy hitter—arguably Europe's most powerful beach break, where deep-water canyons funnel Atlantic swells into peaks that explode with oceanic force. This is not a wave for the timid: thick lips, heavy holddowns, and a reputation for humbling surfers who've never experienced true European power. The Landes coast's unique bathymetry creates conditions that rival reef breaks in intensity, while the shifting sandbars ensure no two sessions are identical. Autumn is prime season, when clean swells arrive and the summer crowds have departed.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

0.7mWNW

@8s

14km/h

0.7m

@8s

14km/h

Mon

Poor

0.6mWNW

@7s

13km/h

0.6m

@7s

13km/h

Tue

Poor

0.5mWNW

@9s

10km/h

0.5m

@9s

10km/h

Wed

Poor

0.3mWNW

@10s

7km/h

0.3m

@10s

7km/h

Thu

Poor

1.2mWNW

@7s

10km/h

1.2m

@7s

10km/h

Fri

Poor

0.8mWNW

@9s

11km/h

0.8m

@9s

11km/h

Sat

Fair

1.6mWNW

@11s

9km/h

1.6m

@11s

9km/h

Sun

Poor

1.7mNW

@10s

10km/h

1.7m

@10s

10km/h

Mon

Poor

1.1mWNW

@9s

14km/h

1.1m

@9s

14km/h

Tue

Fair

2.6mWNW

@12s

12km/h

2.6m

@12s

12km/h

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

0.7m

WNW(296°)

Score: 3/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 2/25

Wind

14km/h

NE(44°)

Score: 5/25

Weather

28°C

0.0mm24%

Secondary Swell

0.3mNNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

AM: 8 km/h ENE|PM: 15 km/h WSW

8 km/h vs 15 km/h afternoon

Mid tide at 10am (0.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:33 am

Low tide - -1.82m

10:03 am

High tide - 0.72m

3:49 pm

Low tide - -1.54m

10:22 pm

High tide - 0.91m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction20/25

Swell Size3/25

Swell Period2/25

Wind5/25

Raw Score30/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+1

⚠️ Weak Component-10

📉 Undersized Swell-10

🚫 Undersized Capmax 44

Adjusted Score11/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score11

🌊 Partly in the tide window

Location & Conditions

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