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Surfing with a north-east wind

A north-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: 28 spots

Gironde

La Teste — La Salie — La Teste-de-Buch, facing WSW

Charente-Maritime

Saint-Palais — La Grande Côte — Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, facing SW
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
Ré — Les Grenettes — Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, facing SW

Vendée

La Tranche-sur-Mer — La Terrière — La Tranche-sur-Mer, facing WSW
Bud Bud — Longeville-sur-Mer, facing SW
Les Sables-d'Olonne — Tanchet — Les Sables-d'Olonne, facing SW
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
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie — Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, facing SW

Brittany

Sainte-Barbe — Plouharnel, facing WSW
Guidel-Plages — Guidel, facing SW
La Palue — Crozon, facing W
Le Petit Minou — Plouzané, facing SW
Quiberon — Port Blanc — Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, facing WSW
Erdeven — Kerhillio — Erdeven, facing SW
Ploemeur — Fort-Bloqué — Ploemeur, facing WSW
Audierne — Trez Goarem — Audierne, facing SW
Pentrez-Plage — Saint-Nic, facing WSW
Crozon — Lostmarc'h — Crozon, facing W

Normandy (Channel)

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: 33 spots

Ilbarritz · Côte des Basques · Sables d'Or · Les Cavaliers · La Barre · Ondres-Plage · La Piste · Le Santocha · La Nord · La Gravière · Les Culs Nus · Les Estagnots · Les Bourdaines · Le Penon · Vieux-Boucau · Moliets · Saint-Girons-Plage · Cap de l'Homy · Contis-Plage · Mimizan-Plage · Biscarrosse-Plage · Le Truc Vert · Le Grand Crohot · Le Porge Océan · Lacanau Océan · Carcans-Plage · Hourtin-Plage · Montalivet · Le Gurp · La Torche · Donnant · Baie des Trépassés · Les Blancs Sablons

For the other 18 spots this wind blows across the beach (13) or onshore from the sea (5): 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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