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  The most famous region of surf in France.
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  Surf Spot Photo GPS Quality Direction Type Frequency Level
1 Anglet - Chambre d Amour 37  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
2 Anglet - Marinella 12  right and left beach-break all surfers
3 Anglet -Les Sables d'Or 26  right and left beach-break all surfers
4 Anglet Les Cavaliers 29  right and left sand-bar all surfers
5 Belharra right and left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...
6 Biarritz - Cote des Basques 27  right and left beach-break all surfers
7 Biarritz - Grande Plage 29  right and left beach-break all surfers
8 Biarritz - Plage de Marbella left reef-rocky experienced surfers
9 Bidart 17  right and left beach-break all surfers
10 Bidart - Pavillon Royal right and left beach-break all surfers
11 BidartII right and left beach-break experienced surfers
12 Cenitz right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
13 Erretas   right and left point-break experienced surfers
14 erromardie   right point-break experienced surfers
15 Guethary-Parlementia 30  right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
16 Hendaye right and left beach-break all surfers
17 IIbarritz 12  right and left reef-rocky all surfers
18 La Barre 20  right and left beach-break all surfers
19 La bougie  
20 Lafiténia 29  right reef-rocky experienced surfers
21 Le Furoncle (La Barre) 15  left breakwater/jetty pros or kamikaze only...
22 Le Port left reef-rocky experienced surfers
23 Les Alcyons Avalanche 11  left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...
24 Les deux jumeaux right beach-break experienced surfers
25 Plage de Mayarco left reef-rocky experienced surfers
26 Sainte Barbe right breakwater/jetty experienced surfers
27 Sainte Barbe Inside right and left reef-rocky all surfers
28 Vanthrax right and left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...


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Surfing Season
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Occasional Swell

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Regular Swell
Typical Swell Size
2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft

1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft

1m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft

< 1m / 3ft

1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft

2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft
Surf Equipment Survival Kit Fullsuit Springsuit Shorty Springsuit Fullsuit
Water temp. 12°C
54°F
13°C
55°F
17°C
63°F
21°C
70°F
19°C
66°F
14°C
57°F
Air temp. 10°C
50°F
13°C
55°F
19°C
66°F
24°C
75°F
19°C
66°F
13°C
55°F
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yann avatar
Anglet - Chambre d Amour, France
By yann, 2009-08-02 07:00:00
Small Waves
Waves were very small and it was mainly closes out. Nethermind, I went with Francois who has surfed since 3 years. We got some good one though but they were very short. on the parking at Anglet F. back in the water Me at la Chambr
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Bidart, France
By chris, 2009-07-12 11:30:00
Kids only again
Kidsonly again :-( 1m swell was schedduled for the late afternoon ant t was there... but in Bidart at high tide, there is only a strong shorebreak and no surf is possible. I would recommand only low tide or mid tide.  
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Bidart, France
By chris, 2009-07-11 11:30:00
Kids only
Very small waves(approx 50 cm). Took some small waves and mostly gave my fish to Maël for having some ride!
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Hendaye, France
By herwig, 2009-05-14 14:30:00
Bad south wind
Hendaye is a goos spot when the other breaks are too high or bumpy. Unfortunately the wind came sideshore fm south so it was closing out. Boogie boarders and tourists tried to smash their boards and bodies. Nothing for me....
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Anglet Les Cavaliers, France
By herwig, 2009-05-13 11:30:00
Barriers in the heads
We came to Les Cavaliers and got shocked: 2mtr barriers at the parking, only the small central lot (around 30 places) free for higher vans. All the other lots reserved for tourists. Instead of giving tickets to drivers of "houses on wheel
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Trip: Tour de France 2009
By herwig, From 2009-05-08 to 2009-05-26
I named our first 2009 trip "Tour de France" according to the roads we drove.
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Trip: Aquitaine-Summer 2008
By herwig, From 2008-06-13 to 2008-07-02
30 years anniversary tour to S/W France! After 30 years of surfing this is an amazing trip. It all began 1978 in Anglet with bodysurfing and nowadays there's so much memories thruout the years! Schedule is to visit the Medoc first and th
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Trip: Basque country with Camel Ferral
By Chicken dancer, From 2005-06-24 to 2005-07-02
The trip started out with the camel ferral stoned again after his morning hit from the bong. He hadnt packed his stuff yet, and still needed to cover his boards in bubble wrap for the inevitable mishandling of the twats at cheap flight baggage hand
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comment by Gravox , 2009-06-07 14:34:37

Surfing in Biarritz
New surf house just opened in Biarritz. Want to get tubed, drunk and laid, in whichever order you please? Email gravy@stoketravel.com or call +33609218832

comment by Anonymous, 2008-05-21 13:54:16

Camping in/around Biarritz?
Are there any public camp sites in Biarritz or is it ok to camp near the beach? One close to the surf would be preferred. Cheers!

comment by Anonymous, 2007-09-20 14:02:07

Biarritz-La Nord
How far is it to la nord from biarritz im going to be staying in biaritz from this sat till next sat and want to go see the asp comp when im there just wondering how far it is.Thanks : )

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