Continent |
Europe |
Country |
France |
Next Big City |
Bordeaux, Biarritz |
Next Town |
Le Penon |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
With lower tide nice lagoons can form with shallow and flat water. On higher tide and outside the lagoons choppy and waves, which can get pretty big.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Long sandy beach with lots of space.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
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 |
Access
|
Medium walk |
From Bordeaux take N10 south and follow signs to Seignosse and Le Penon-Plage.
Extra information
Nightlife