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Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains ( ID vieux_boucau_les_bains )      Hits: 328
You are here: Europe > France > Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains ( ID vieux_boucau_les_bains )
Continent: Europe
Country: France
Next Big City (Airport):  Bordeaux, Biarritz
Next Town: Soustons
Latitude:   43.7819
Longitude: -1.4147
Type:
- Ocean
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
- Big Wave (> 3m)
Hazards:
- Currents

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information


Chop with lighter winds, and big with waves with stronger westerlies. Small lake behind the beach with flat and shallow water, but gustier winds.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
No Information


Wide and long beach with lots of space.

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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

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


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.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Long Walk


From Bordeaux drive south on N10 and follow signs west to Soustons and further west towards Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains. Before you reach the village, turn left to the golf club and drive on Avenue de la Petre, then south across the bridge and further west to the ocean. Long walk.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
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