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Surfing with a south-east wind

A south-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: 50 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
Parlementia — Guéthary, facing NW
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
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 — 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

Brittany

La Torche — Plomeur, facing W
Le Dossen — Santec, facing NNW
Belle-Île — Donnant — Sauzon, facing W
Baie des Trépassés — Plogoff, facing WNW
Le Conquet — Les Blancs Sablons — Le Conquet, facing WNW
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)

Siouville-Hague — Siouville-Hague, facing NW
Étretat — Étretat, facing NW

Cross-offshore: 17 spots

Les Culs Nus · La Salie · Grand-Village · Vert-Bois · Les Huttes · La Terrière · Sauveterre · Les Dunes · La Palue · Port Blanc · Fort-Bloqué · Pentrez-Plage · Lostmarc'h · Le Rozel · Vauville · Hatainville · La Plage

For the other 12 spots this wind blows across the beach (12) 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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