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stay at the "vieux port" campsite and walk over the the dune the left hander breaks on your left and the right breaks on your right as you look out to sea. the right is a longer paddle out but has good barrels on the right tide.
English (Translate this text in English): stay at the "vieux port" campsite and walk over the the dune the left hander breaks on your left and the right breaks on your right as you look out to sea. the right is a longer paddle out but has good barrels on the right tide.
English (Translate this text in English): stay at the "vieux port" campsite and walk over the the dune the left hander breaks on your left and the right breaks on your right as you look out to sea. the right is a longer paddle out but has good barrels on the right tide.
English (Translate this text in English): stay at the "vieux port" campsite and walk over the the dune the left hander breaks on your left and the right breaks on your right as you look out to sea. the right is a longer paddle out but has good barrels on the right tide.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Webcam url
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
park just outside the viex port campsite and walk through it. this will be about a 5-10 min walk. if your staying in the campsite you can be as close as a minute away from the break. the left is pretty easy to surf, sometimes you can have a nice late drop but weather you do or not it is always followed by a long walling wave which when i was there only sectioned at the end section. the right is about a 5-10 minute paddle out depending on the swell size and what the rip is doing and tides, one day when it was solid 8ft it was a 45 min paddle out but most of that was because of the really bad rip when it is big, but it did break a long way out. the break itself is a really fast barreling wave, you can get some very big makeable barrels. if you go about 200 metres north the bank is really shallow and the barrels are huge, heavey and realy thick lipped and it will always have a late drop beacause the jacks up all of a sudden
English (Translate this text in English): park just outside the viex port campsite and walk through it. this will be about a 5-10 min walk. if your staying in the campsite you can be as close as a minute away from the break. the left is pretty easy to surf, sometimes you can have a nice late drop but weather you do or not it is always followed by a long walling wave which when i was there only sectioned at the end section. the right is about a 5-10 minute paddle out depending on the swell size and what the rip is doing and tides, one day when it was solid 8ft it was a 45 min paddle out but most of that was because of the really bad rip when it is big, but it did break a long way out. the break itself is a really fast barreling wave, you can get some very big makeable barrels. if you go about 200 metres north the bank is really shallow and the barrels are huge, heavey and realy thick lipped and it will always have a late drop beacause the jacks up all of a sudden
English (Translate this text in English): park just outside the viex port campsite and walk through it. this will be about a 5-10 min walk. if your staying in the campsite you can be as close as a minute away from the break. the left is pretty easy to surf, sometimes you can have a nice late drop but weather you do or not it is always followed by a long walling wave which when i was there only sectioned at the end section. the right is about a 5-10 minute paddle out depending on the swell size and what the rip is doing and tides, one day when it was solid 8ft it was a 45 min paddle out but most of that was because of the really bad rip when it is big, but it did break a long way out. the break itself is a really fast barreling wave, you can get some very big makeable barrels. if you go about 200 metres north the bank is really shallow and the barrels are huge, heavey and realy thick lipped and it will always have a late drop beacause the jacks up all of a sudden
English (Translate this text in English): park just outside the viex port campsite and walk through it. this will be about a 5-10 min walk. if your staying in the campsite you can be as close as a minute away from the break. the left is pretty easy to surf, sometimes you can have a nice late drop but weather you do or not it is always followed by a long walling wave which when i was there only sectioned at the end section. the right is about a 5-10 minute paddle out depending on the swell size and what the rip is doing and tides, one day when it was solid 8ft it was a 45 min paddle out but most of that was because of the really bad rip when it is big, but it did break a long way out. the break itself is a really fast barreling wave, you can get some very big makeable barrels. if you go about 200 metres north the bank is really shallow and the barrels are huge, heavey and realy thick lipped and it will always have a late drop beacause the jacks up all of a sudden
Atmosphere
the atmosphere is cool here and there are no pissed of locals as the beach is kinda private because of the campstite so is mostly visiting surfers here although there are a lot of bodyboarders
English (Translate this text in English): the atmosphere is cool here and there are no pissed of locals as the beach is kinda private because of the campstite so is mostly visiting surfers here although there are a lot of bodyboarders
English (Translate this text in English): the atmosphere is cool here and there are no pissed of locals as the beach is kinda private because of the campstite so is mostly visiting surfers here although there are a lot of bodyboarders
English (Translate this text in English): the atmosphere is cool here and there are no pissed of locals as the beach is kinda private because of the campstite so is mostly visiting surfers here although there are a lot of bodyboarders
General
this spot kicks ass you have a gorgeous left and a fast hollow right
English (Translate this text in English): this spot kicks ass you have a gorgeous left and a fast hollow right
English (Translate this text in English): this spot kicks ass you have a gorgeous left and a fast hollow right
English (Translate this text in English): this spot kicks ass you have a gorgeous left and a fast hollow right
Last surf sessions
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Mushy close out -
The swell was good but 6 hours after our morning session with a full low tide: we got the full high tide !! I continued my training of tubing even I couldn't go out.
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Good punchy waves ! -
I went to Capbreton to get my new simon anderson board and stop to Messages. I didn't expected good waves. But it was good !! punchy and fast.
Check the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIUVZx8yTd0
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Tough Boys -
Over night the waveless sea turned into a soupbowl! A warm front passed the coastline and thunderstorms all night long pushed the waves up to a dangerous level. Only 3 locals made the way out but couldn'd catch a wave.
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Late takeoff -
Along the way from Gironde to Basque County we had a stop at Messanges at high noon. A nice campervan place invited us to stay over night there. Unfortunately there was still only a small swell and too much onshore wind (as alomost during the after
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1èra surf sesh atlantica - Èri pas anat a l'aiga dempuèi 2 meses e lo viatge Japon-Austràlia-Nòva Zelàndia, per consequéncia aquesta session me faguèt un ben enòrme.
L'instructor, Pacòmi, de Nature
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Voyage : Tour de France 2009
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I named our first 2009 trip "Tour de France" according to the roads we drove.
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Voyage : Aquitaine-Summer 2008
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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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Voyage : Las Lanas, Occità nia
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Viatge que qualques jorns dins Las Lanas, primièrament per menar la sòrre veire son amistogal a Dacs. Brave pretèxte per tornar far un bocin al surf. Lo detalh se pòt trobar sus mon blòg http://www.raidako.com
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Messanges
By Anonymous , 29-06-2009
messanges - Don't go to this place. Too many tourists and a majority of germans ! Now it's not the same and the locals are sick of this infestation !