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Surfing with a south wind

A south 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: 9 spots

Basque Country

Hendaye — Grande Plage — Hendaye, facing NNW
Saint-Jean-de-Luz — Erromardie — Saint-Jean-de-Luz, facing NW
Lafiténia — Saint-Jean-de-Luz, facing NW

Brittany

Le Dossen — Santec, facing NNW
Ploudalmézeau — Tréompan — Ploudalmézeau, facing NW
Trévou-Tréguignec — Trestel — Trévou-Tréguignec, facing NNW
Saint-Lunaire — Longchamp — Saint-Lunaire, facing NNW
Saint-Malo — Le Sillon — Saint-Malo, facing NNW

Normandy (Channel)

Étretat — Étretat, facing NW

Cross-offshore: 16 spots

Parlementia · Plage du Centre · Erretegia · Ilbarritz · Marbella · Grande Plage · Sables d'Or · Les Cavaliers · La Barre · Le Métro · Ondres-Plage · Le Petit Nice · Soulac-sur-Mer · Baie des Trépassés · Les Blancs Sablons · Siouville-Hague

For the other 54 spots this wind blows across the beach (30) or onshore from the sea (24): 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.

Other wind directions

north · north-east · east · south-east · south · south-west · west · north-west