La Balette
Pyrénées-Orientales · France
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La Balette is a N-facing pebble beach on the France shoreline, opening onto the Balearic Sea — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at La Balette
Updated 04:03 spot time
La Balette surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.8 m–1.0 m chest to head high, 0.6 m SE swell at 4.95 s. Wind up to 38 km/h WNW. Water 22°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — fun (3/5) with 22 km/h NNW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~19°C (66.2°F) on average
Jan
12.9°C
55.2°F · 11.7–14.7°C
Feb
12.3°C
54.1°F · 11.5–13.4°C
Mar
12.5°C
54.5°F · 11.2–14.3°C
Apr
13.8°C
56.8°F · 12.3–17.1°C
May
16.2°C
61.2°F · 13.9–19.4°C
Jun
19.9°C
67.8°F · 17–22.5°C
Jul
21.8°C
71.2°F · 20–25.5°C
Aug
22°C
71.6°F · 18.5–25.7°C
Sep
20.7°C
69.3°F · 18.3–23.8°C
Oct
19°C
66.2°F · 16.9–23.1°C
Nov
16.5°C
61.7°F · 13.1–19.2°C
Dec
14.4°C
57.9°F · 11.7–16.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–E
Best wind
S–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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