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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Standard (means good) |
| | experience | all surfers |
| | surf frequency | regular |
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Wave |
| type | beach-break |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | sandy with rock |
| | power | - ordinary
- fun
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| | normal length | short (<50m) |
| | good day | normal (50 to 150m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - NorthWest
- West
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| | wind direction | - South
- SouthEast
- East
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+ |
| | tide position | all tides |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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Author: Anonymous
Contributors (2)
They surfed this spot ! (170)
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Hendaye Access |
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Drive into Hendaye on the main street running next to the wall and the whole bay has peaks along its length. Also a bigger right-hander at the north end of the bay, breaking off the big rocks some way out. Needs to be head-high swell for SW France before this sheltered bay gets working. In storm surf it can be the only place in the area for mere mortals. Not an epic wave but definitely an option. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
empty |
| week-end crowd |
ok |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- nudist colony (France only!)
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Can be a good sand bar in the middle of the bay at mid tide. Really only works when it's overhead at Hossegor for example. Surprisingly heavy shorey. Will become ultra-crowded when it's too big elsewhere. Good for beginners. More and smaller waves are guaranteed here and its a long beach so plenty of room for everyone. It is more protected from winds than the ohter beaches. Get there early during French holidays as no-one gets up till afternoon then its a nightmare to find anywhere to park if you can even get to the town! Other times plenty of room
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Atmosphere |
I found some of the locals pretty vocal. Cos it's close to a big-ish town many people surf here rather than drive 45 mins or so north to the better basque breaks. Plenty of travelling camper-van types. Plenty of drop-ins as the quality of surfer there is lower than other basque spots. Can be good when the sand-bars produce clean, peeling A-frames. Lots of local groms getting slammed in the shorey. |
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General |
It's OK, but if the rest of the basque coast is rideable, go elsewhere first! Great for beginners, loads of places to hire stuff right on front |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 43° 22.68993' N |
| GPS Long. | 1° 45.77774' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
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Last Surf Sessions |
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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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Last Surf Trips |
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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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comment by NIC64, 2006-06-26 21:33:51