Sheltered beachbreak on the French/Spanish border that works when everything else down the Basque Coast is maxing out or too big. West to east peaks tend to run smaller to bigger, and work better at high to low tides respectively.
Peaks (W to E):
- Jetty - left off jetty and a few A-frames on this section of the beach that work tide round, generally better towards high.
- Casino - mid bay sandbar A-frames, mid tide.
- Les Duex Jumeaux - low tide reef break that favours rights, to east end of bay.
When it gets huge there's some big wave options outside the bay, plus a novelty wave that can go a decent distance inside the jetty wall, for the mere mortals.
Can get packed out when on, as its some of the only shelter around. Roadside parking behind beach, campsites, shops, schools, cafes in town.
Forecast
Surf
Primary Swell
Wind
Primary Swell
Secondary Swell
Tide
Weather
6am
1-2 ft
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1.8ft
7s
962kJ
9
12
mph
on
1.8ft
7s
962kJ
0.8ft
1s
43kJ
1.6
m
22°C
12pm
1-2 ft
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1.8ft
9s
1.2MJ
17
21
mph
cross
1.8ft
9s
1.2MJ
1.7ft
9s
980kJ
0.8ft
9s
224kJ
3.1
m
21°C
6pm
3-4 ft
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3.1ft
9s
3.6MJ
14
17
mph
on
3.1ft
9s
3.6MJ
2.0ft
13s
2.3MJ
1.5ft
2s
192kJ
1.4
m
23°C
Tides
6am
4-6 ft
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4.9ft
13s
13MJ
19
24
mph
cross
4.9ft
13s
13MJ
1.6
m
24°C
12pm
4-6 ft
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4.5ft
13s
11MJ
14
17
mph
off
4.5ft
13s
11MJ
1.3ft
5s
358kJ
3.1
m
24°C
6pm
3-5 ft
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3.9ft
13s
7.7MJ
11
12
mph
cross
3.9ft
13s
7.7MJ
1.2ft
4s
213kJ
0.8ft
5s
137kJ
1.6
m
23°C
Tides
6am
2-3 ft
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2.8ft
12s
3.6MJ
10
12
mph
cross
2.8ft
12s
3.6MJ
1.6ft
13s
1.2MJ
2.4ft
5s
985kJ
1.8
m
22°C
12pm
1-2 ft
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3.2ft
11s
4.4MJ
7
9
mph
cross
3.2ft
11s
4.4MJ
1.7ft
18s
1.8MJ
2.8
m
22°C
6pm
2-3 ft
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2.7ft
16s
3.9MJ
12
14
mph
cross
2.7ft
16s
3.9MJ
2.3ft
10s
2.2MJ
1.7ft
7s
722kJ
2.0
m
22°C
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