Grande Plage, Biarritz

Grande Plage, Biarritz is a WNW-facing beach break in France. It picks up swell from W to NNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 74% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ESE: light winds or ESE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WNW (295°)

Best swell

W to NNW (276°–335°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ENE to SSE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to NNW (276.5° to 335.5°)

Offshore wind

ESE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

3