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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4.3ft
12s
6.4MJ
11
14
mph
cross
4.3ft
12s
6.4MJ
2.5ft
6s
863kJ
2.4
m
21°C
12pm
1-2 ft
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3.7ft
11s
4.7MJ
19
24
mph
cross
3.7ft
11s
4.7MJ
4.5ft
5s
2.1MJ
1.6ft
6s
682kJ
2.3
m
21°C
6pm
2-3 ft
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7.0ft
8s
13MJ
23
30
mph
cross
7.0ft
8s
13MJ
4.2ft
10s
2.6MJ
2.8
m
22°C
Tides
6am
3-4 ft
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6.8ft
9s
13MJ
17
23
mph
on
6.8ft
9s
13MJ
3.6ft
6s
3.2MJ
3.0
m
20°C
12pm
1-2 ft
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5.5ft
9s
8.5MJ
18
24
mph
on
5.5ft
9s
8.5MJ
1.9ft
5s
743kJ
1.6
m
19°C
6pm
1-2 ft
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4.7ft
9s
6.4MJ
14
19
mph
on
4.7ft
9s
6.4MJ
2.1ft
5s
963kJ
3.5
m
20°C
Tides
6am
1-2 ft
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4.4ft
10s
6.5MJ
6
8
mph
cross
4.4ft
10s
6.5MJ
0.5ft
3s
28kJ
3.6
m
18°C
12pm
1-2 ft
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3.7ft
10s
4.3MJ
8
11
mph
cross
3.7ft
10s
4.3MJ
1.0
m
18°C
6pm
0-1 ft
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3.5ft
9s
3.8MJ
2
6
mph
on
3.5ft
9s
3.8MJ
0.2ft
2s
4kJ
4.1
m
20°C
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