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

Rules
No information

Nightlife

No information