Attention : it's one of the french big waves surf spots. It holds up to 5m and sometimes more! The wave is not hollow but don't underestimate it: it's very powerful. You can ride the left but it's dangerous when the swell is big and you'll eat the sand. The inside produces good and hollow waves. Take a low profile for 2 reasons: locals are better than you and the wave is stronger than you. The left ends up in the impact zone. Enjoy! CAUTION : When big, beware of the strong currents. Experienced big wave riders only.
Overview
Atmosphere
Better with a longboard on small to medium swells. You will need a gun on big and huge swells.
General
A classic perfect powerful wave at 3m+ from mid to low tide.
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Guethary-Parlementia, France
By Chicken dancer, 2007-06-25 12:30:09 Avalanche
I paddled out from the lifeguard hut on the beach. It was a fair distance offshore, and me and the camel ferral looked in anticipation as the wave picked up from nothing. There were maybe 4 guys out, all of which had longer boards. (TBC)
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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 More...
Locals of Guethary
During a surf/birthday trip with my boy in October 2003 we got to surf here in morning glass 2 metre waves. The standouts were some local 'senior-citizen' longboarder (with a peaked neoprene cap) & a blonde 'Amazon" surf-goddess. They caught almost ALL the waves skillfully, fearlessly & HAPPILY! They were friendly & MODEST. We`ll never forget that session!We`ll never forget them! Aloha!
comment by tonio, 2007-05-03 18:22:16
Wiping out a good day at guethary will give you a great experience: being an old dirty clothe in a good washing machine!
comment by Emmanuel J&M shaper, 2006-11-27 01:10:23
Why?
This afternoon a surfer around 40 was punched by a "local" in the parking close to avalanche.Local idiot was screamin' to everybody nearby tellin' tourist "go to biarritz",etc and insulting everybody arround that were looking a pretty sunday session with 10ft sets.I surfed the wave occasionaly never had a problem but things like this are really worrying, the right arm tattoed guy with a VW Golf II red called himself local will not be welcomed anymo' at any other beach around,be sure.Hope see you soon away home.
comment by Mel (M) , 2008-01-30 11:24:10