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Capbreton ( ID capbreton )      Hits: 477
You are here: Europe > France > Capbreton ( ID capbreton )
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport):  Bordeaux, Biarritz
Next Town: Capbreton
Latitude:   43.6368
Longitude: -1.4497
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
No Information

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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
- Big Wave (> 3m)
Hazards:
- Currents
- Wave Breakers / Groynes

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information


Choppy and waves, which can get pretty big. For a bit smaller waves go further north, just south of the harbor mole. Here are a few wave breakers.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- Concrete
Beach crowds:
- June
- July
- August


Long sandy beach, lots of space. Many tourists during summer. At some parts some old bunkers on the beach.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Warm in summer, cold in winter.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
- NW
Main Direction:
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW


During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermal wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from beginning of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West to Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Direction is usually West to Southwest.

Edit  How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Bordeaux drive south towards Biarritz. Follow signs to Capbreton. Here get onto Avenue des Alouettes and drive south and turn right to the ocean and park. Walk for about 200m onto the beach.

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Rules:
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