Côte des Basques

Côte des Basques is a WNW-facing beach break in Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 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 (294°)

Best swell

W to NNW (270°–330°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

ENE to SSE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

W to NNW (276.5° to 336°)

Offshore wind

ESE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

None yet