Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Bordeaux, Biarritz |
Next Town |
Capbreton |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
No information |
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Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Currents, Wave breaker |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Choppy and waves, which can get pretty big. For a bit smaller waves go further north, just south of the harbor mole. Here are a few wave breakers.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Concrete |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Long sandy beach, lots of space. Many tourists during summer. At some parts some old bunkers on the beach.
Weather
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Warm in summer, cold in winter.
Wind
Best Months: |
June, July, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW |
During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West to Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Direction is usually West to Southwest.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Bordeaux drive south towards Biarritz. Follow signs to Capbreton. Here get onto Avenue des Alouettes and drive south and turn right to the ocean and park. Walk for about 200m onto the beach.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
No information