Biarritz.
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· updated 14 hours agoNW swell at 9-10 seconds peaks Thursday dawn under light NE wind, dropping to 1m by evening. Friday holds steady at 1m with light E wind shifting to WSW. Saturday builds to 1.2-1.3m at 9-13s from WNW under glassy conditions turning moderate by evening as wind swings from SSW to E. Sunday eases from 1.2m to 1m at 10-12s from NW with light ESE wind strengthening to moderate SW. Monday sees 1m WNW swell at 9-10s with heavy wind sea under light SW wind building to moderate WSW. Tuesday fades to 0.6m at 5-9s from WNW with heavy wind sea under moderate WSW wind easing to light. Wednesday holds 0.6-0.8m at 10-12s from WNW
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About Biarritz
Biarritz is the south-west coast resort of France, 30 km from the Spanish border, and the cradle of European surfing. La Côte des Basques, the long beach south of the casino, is where Peter Viertel paddled out a Californian board in 1956 and Europe followed. Grande Plage is the town beach. Anglet, just north, is a long strip of beach breaks (Les Cavaliers, Marinella). Guéthary, the next village south, holds the big-wave reef Parlementia and the slab Avalanche.
The west to north-west Atlantic swell runs year-round, with September through November the peak. Working size is 0.5 to 3 m, classic at 12 s or longer. East wind, the continental land breeze, is offshore; west to north-west wind breaks it down. The Côte des Basques cliff shelters from north-west onshore when nothing else does. Anglet wants size and a clean east. Parlementia turns on at 2 m and up.
Water runs 12 °C at the March low and 20 to 25 °C by August. A 4/3 with boots covers winter, a 3/2 spring and autumn, a springsuit or boardies summer. The Côte des Basques at low tide is the longboard scene; Anglet’s beach breaks pack out by lunch in August. The reefs and points are stricter on takeoff order. Autumn is the season: clean swell, smaller crowds, water still warm.