SPOTS
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0Les Cavaliers
Les Cavaliers should still pick something up if it’s flat everywhere else. If it’s nada here, you can try to move north to still find a rideable wave. Summer swells are sometimes bigger further up north the silver coast, allthough that’s not always the case. What happens at les...
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0Les Sables d'Or
Another jetty bordered beach of Anglet. It has a bit the same set up as Le Club but it’s the friendlier version. Hollow bangers are possible but are more rare. Waves break not far out so a short sprint should get you there with a little help of the jetty rip. Oversizes earlier than Le...
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0Lafitenia - Saint-Jean-de-Luz
The Pays Basque sets up bay after bay with every time other options to surf. Lafitenia in the Acotz district of Saint-Jean-de-Luz is maybe the best known and there’s a reason why: it’s a friendly and fun peeling pointbreak that can hold some swell. It’s extremely popular with everybody on...
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0Marinella
As a lot of Anglets spots, two jetties border this beach. Jetties block some wind and help the neccesary sandbanks form. Allthough it can get fast and hollow here on bigger swells, this is the best beginners spots of Anglet. Waves are mellow and easy most of the days but the sand will shift...
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0Erretegia - Bidart
You can see the green oasis of the Erretegia surf spot in Bidart from the national road following the coast, it’s a beautiful bay with hardly any buildings to spot, a rarity at the densely built Bask Country coast. It’s like a fun beachbreak but one with some rocks too, so watch out....
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0La Barre
This is the first surfable beach south of the Adour rivermouth that borders Les Landes fromt the Pays Basque (Bask Country). Those who think this is a sheltered spot cause of the two jetties are not always right. It can be a lot smaller than the other Anglet beaches or it can be only a little...
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0Le Club
Lately the best spot of Anglet – if you’re looking for barrels – right in front of the Anglet Surf Club so groms and locals are definitely on it and they know how to surf it. The 2015 Anglet Pro crowned its winners here as it’s pretty consistent too. Not the easiest wave,...
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0Sainte-Barbe - Saint-Jean-de-Luz
The Sainte-Barbe surf spot in the beautiful bay of Saint-Jeaz-de-Luz is sometimes more of a watersports park with sup’s, longboards and wavekayaks but you definitely can find your fun there. It’s not the best wave around but good for a sunday afternoon cruising vibe. There is a...
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0Parlementia - Guéthary
Guéthary has it all, the charm of an old Basque fishing village, pumping waves, legendary surf history and typical Bask Country cliffs to watch the action from. The impressive reef break of Parlementia surf spot is well known for big sessions up to 5 or 6 meter with guns and longboards but it...
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0La Madrague
From Les Cavaliers to La Madrague is the line up Landesque, as there are no jetties. Read: it all depends on the banks. La Madrague lies just north of the lined up jetties from Chambre d’Amour and has the shortest range of surfable swell of Anglet. It needs more size than Les Cavaliers and...
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0Hendaye Plage
The big bay of Hendaye is well known as the ultimate shelter when everything else is too big, closing out or has the wrong wind blowing it out. The orientation of the bay gives it different possibilities. If there is a lot of west in the swell, the bay full of average beachbreaks hardly ever...
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0Cenitz - Guéthary
Cenitz is another bay full of Basque scenery and it has three waves next to eachother on offer. On the southside there is an easy and very mellow left favouring beginners and longboarders, in the middle a fun a-frame and to the north a right on a rocky underground which demands a higher level of...
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0Côte des basques - Biarritz
The Côte des Basques surf spot in Biarritz is full of surfing history, the mellow lines were perfect for the first surfers in France at the end of the fifties and they still are fun and friendly for lots of longboarders and beginners. But saying it’s a longboard spot is dishonoring it,...
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0La Grande Plage - Biarritz
Surfing at the surf spot of La Grande Plage gives an unique view on beautiful Biarritz. Bay number # in the Bask Country needs a bit more swell than exposed beaches but can handle a lot. The bay gives shelter from wind and the south side is still surfable on decent swells. High tide is not the...
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0Bidart Plage Centrale
The central beach of charming Bidart – Plage Centrale – picks up less swell than Anglet but it’s a fun and easy surf spot in the Bask Country. At high tide the beach disappears and everybody will be in front of the surf club where the jetty can help to shape the waves. Lower...
