SURFING IN BIARRITZ
The depths of the Bay of Biscay outside Biarritz form a real "wave funnel", enabling surfing here all year round. The town is at the end of a long stretch of sandy beaches going from the Gironde Coast to the south of the Landes region. There are a number of good surfbreaks in and just outside Biarritz.

COTE DES BASQUES is situated in town and it was on this beach surfing in Europe started. The place is popular mostly among longboarders. To the south some reefs, especially the one called La Mouscariette, might be worth checking out. The Biarritz Surf Festival is arranged on Côte des Basques in July every year.

GRANDE PLAGE is the most mythical beach in the region. This beach has powerful waves breaking right in front of the town centre. This is where the Biarritz Surf Trophy is held in October every year.

ILBARITZ. The beaches of Ilbaritz are located south of the town centre. Here are a number of good reef breaks outside the beaches Marbella, Bora Bora and Edouard VII.

ANGLET is found just North of Biarritz. Here you find the beaches called Les Sables d'Or, L'Ocean, La Madrague, Marinella and Les Corsaires. Good peaks break at all points between the jetties that separate these beaches.

LES CAVALIERS does often get bigger waves than the Anglet beaches, and the tubes here are known to rival those at Hossegor.

HOSSEGOR. This town, north of Biarritz, is where legendary surfer Tom Curren, three times world champion, settled down for a couple of years. This long stretch of golden sand has earned a reputation as the best beach break in Europe and one of the best in the world.

ST-JEAN DE-LUZ AND GUETHARY. South of Biarritz towards the Spanish border you find the picturesque villages St-Jean de-Luz and Guethary with a couple of reef and beach breaks.

SPAIN. Across the Spanish border there are lots of surf spots worth checking out - among them the world famous Mundaka and the beaches of laid-back Basque town San Sebastián. For more info about the surfing in the Spanish Basque region follow the link below.

Surfing in and around San Sebastián