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Surfing with an east wind

An east wind is offshore when it blows from land to sea: it smooths the face of the waves and holds them up slightly. This ranking only looks at each beach's orientation; local dunes, cliffs and headlands can shelter or funnel the wind, and only the day's forecast counts.

Offshore: 61 spots

Basque Country

Bidart — Plage du Centre — Bidart, facing NW
Bidart — Erretegia — Bidart, facing WNW
Bidart — Ilbarritz — Bidart, facing WNW
Biarritz — Marbella — Biarritz, facing NW
Côte des Basques — Biarritz, facing WNW
Biarritz — Grande Plage — Biarritz, facing NW
Anglet — Sables d'Or — Anglet, facing WNW
Anglet — Les Cavaliers — Anglet, facing WNW
Anglet — La Barre — Anglet, facing WNW

Landes

Tarnos — Le Métro — Tarnos, facing WNW
Ondres-Plage — Ondres, facing WNW
Capbreton — La Piste — Capbreton, facing WNW
Capbreton — Le Santocha — Capbreton, facing WNW
Hossegor — La Nord — Hossegor, facing WNW
Hossegor — La Gravière — Hossegor, facing W
Hossegor — Les Culs Nus — Hossegor, facing W
Seignosse — Les Estagnots — Seignosse, facing WNW
Seignosse — Les Bourdaines — Seignosse, facing W
Seignosse — Le Penon — Seignosse, facing WNW
Vieux-Boucau — Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, facing W
Moliets — Moliets-et-Maa, facing WNW
Saint-Girons-Plage — Vielle-Saint-Girons, facing W
Cap de l'Homy — Lit-et-Mixe, facing W
Contis-Plage — Saint-Julien-en-Born, facing WNW
Mimizan-Plage — Mimizan, facing W
Biscarrosse-Plage — Biscarrosse, facing W

Gironde

La Teste — La Salie — La Teste-de-Buch, facing WSW
La Teste — Le Petit Nice — La Teste-de-Buch, facing WNW
Cap Ferret — Le Truc Vert — Lège-Cap-Ferret, facing W
Cap Ferret — Le Grand Crohot — Lège-Cap-Ferret, facing W
Le Porge Océan — Le Porge, facing W
Lacanau Océan — Lacanau, facing W
Carcans-Plage — Carcans, facing W
Hourtin-Plage — Hourtin, facing W
Montalivet — Vendays-Montalivet, facing W
Le Gurp — Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, facing WNW
Soulac-sur-Mer — Soulac-sur-Mer, facing NW

Charente-Maritime

La Côte Sauvage (La Coubre) — La Tremblade, facing SW
Oléron — Grand-Village — Le Grand-Village-Plage, facing WSW
Oléron — Vert-Bois — Dolus-d'Oléron, facing WSW
Oléron — Les Huttes — Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, facing WSW

Vendée

La Tranche-sur-Mer — La Terrière — La Tranche-sur-Mer, facing WSW
Les Sables-d'Olonne — Sauveterre — Les Sables-d'Olonne, facing WSW
Brétignolles — Les Dunes — Brétignolles-sur-Mer, facing WSW
La Sauzaie — Brétignolles-sur-Mer, facing WSW

Brittany

Sainte-Barbe — Plouharnel, facing WSW
La Torche — Plomeur, facing W
La Palue — Crozon, facing W
Quiberon — Port Blanc — Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, facing WSW
Belle-Île — Donnant — Sauzon, facing W
Ploemeur — Fort-Bloqué — Ploemeur, facing WSW
Audierne — Trez Goarem — Audierne, facing SW
Baie des Trépassés — Plogoff, facing WNW
Pentrez-Plage — Saint-Nic, facing WSW
Crozon — Lostmarc'h — Crozon, facing W
Le Conquet — Les Blancs Sablons — Le Conquet, facing WNW

Normandy (Channel)

Siouville-Hague — Siouville-Hague, facing NW
Le Rozel — Le Rozel, facing W
Vauville — La Hague, facing W
Hatainville — Les Moitiers-d'Allonne, facing WSW
Le Havre — La Plage — Le Havre, facing WSW

Cross-offshore: 17 spots

Erromardie · Lafiténia · Parlementia · La Grande Côte · Les Grenettes · Bud Bud · Tanchet · Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie · Guidel-Plages · Le Petit Minou · Le Dossen · Kerhillio · Tréompan · Trestel · Longchamp · Le Sillon · Étretat

For the other 1 spots this wind blows across the beach (1) or onshore from the sea (0): waves are messier, best kept for days with nothing better.

Careful: a strong offshore wind pushes you away from the shore and makes the way back hard, especially on a board or bodyboard; do not go out alone.

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