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Basque Country · France
Biarritz - Côte des Basques surf forecast
Beach break in Basque Country, France, scored hour by hour in NORDR against the wind angle for the way it faces, the swell direction it wants, and the tide it works on.
How it breaks
Cote des Basques is a cliff-framed sandy cove that behaves like a soft point break, with long right-hand walls peeling across the bay on northwest swell.
Getting there
Use the stairs from Boulevard du Prince de Galles or walk from town; parking is limited and fills quickly.
Watch out for
- The beach disappears at high tide, causing cliff backwash and dangerous rebound.
- Submerged rocks, strong current and steep access require care.
Local detail
Tide timing is non-negotiable here: surf mid to low tide, not high tide.
Tide dependency: not the limiter
Tide is not what decides whether this break works, so NORDR does not score it as one. Fetch, swell period and the wind angle against the beach do the deciding here.
Cams
Where this came from
- Tourism boardDestination Biarritz - Cote des Basques
- CommunitySurf Atlas - Biarritz surf guide
- Webcam operatorCote des Basques webcam