Surf spots and live cams in Landes

• Biscarrosse – Plage Nord Biscarrosse · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  The northern end of Biscarrosse-Plage, in front of the built-up dune with its viewing platform, is a straight run of sand broken up by deep baïnes.
• Biscarrosse – Plage Centrale Biscarrosse · Intermediate · Beach break · 4 live cams
  The central beach of Biscarrosse-Plage, in the middle of the resort, is the easiest place in town to get in the water.
• Mimizan – Plage Nord Mimizan · Beginner · Beach break · 2 live cams
  The beaches north of the Courant de Mimizan run from the Corniche up past Garluche to Remember, all overlooked by the belvedere on the northern promenade.
• Mimizan – Plage Sud Mimizan · Intermediate · Beach break
  Plage Sud starts on the south bank of the Courant de Mimizan, close to the town, and runs for kilometres toward Lespecier and Contis.
• Contis Plage Saint-Julien-en-Born · Beginner · Beach break · 2 live cams
  Contis is a small resort with a long, undeveloped beach, split in two by the mouth of the Courant de Contis.
• Lit-et-Mixe – Cap de l'Homy Lit-et-Mixe · Intermediate · Beach break
  Cap de l'Homy sits at the end of a single forest road from Lit-et-Mixe and is one of the quieter beaches on the Landes coast.
• Saint-Girons Plage Vielle-Saint-Girons · Beginner · Beach break
  Saint-Girons Plage is a small, very family-oriented resort reached by a single road through the forest.
• Moliets – Plage Centrale Moliets-et-Maâ · Intermediate · Beach break
  Moliets Plage sits just south of the mouth of the Courant d'Huchet, a small river that flows out of the Étang de Moliets.
• Moliets – Chênes-Lièges / Golf Moliets-et-Maâ · Intermediate · Beach break · 2 live cams
  Plage des Chênes-Lièges is the quieter stretch south of central Moliets, toward the golf course.
• Messanges – Plage Sud (Vieux Port) Messanges · Intermediate · Beach break
  The south beach of Messanges, in front of the Vieux Port campsite, has a well-known left-and-right peak with more peaks along the beach to the north.
• Vieux-Boucau – Grand'Plage Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  The Grande Plage of Vieux-Boucau is a typical Landes beach break whose sandbar often holds good shape and is well known to local surfers.
• Soustons Plage Soustons · Intermediate · Beach break
  Soustons Plage, also called Pinsolles after the nearby lake, is a quiet beach reached by a short walk over the dune from the car park.
• Seignosse – Les Casernes Seignosse · Intermediate · Beach break
  Les Casernes is the northern beach of Seignosse, at the end of a road through the dunes and less built up than Le Penon.
• Seignosse – Le Penon Seignosse · Intermediate · Beach break · 2 live cams
  Le Penon is the heart of Seignosse surfing, right in front of the resort.
• Seignosse – Les Bourdaines Seignosse · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  Les Bourdaines lies on the long beach between Le Penon and Les Estagnots.
• Seignosse – Les Estagnots Seignosse · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  Les Estagnots is the southern spot of Seignosse, just north of Hossegor and often overshadowed by it.
• Hossegor – La Nord Soorts-Hossegor · Expert · Beach break
  La Nord, a few hundred metres north of Hossegor's central beach, is the big-wave beach break of the region.
• Hossegor – Les Culs Nus Soorts-Hossegor · Advanced · Beach break
  Les Culs Nus sits between La Nord and La Gravière, about 100 m north of the Rockfood restaurant, on a beach traditionally used by naturists.
• Hossegor – La Gravière Soorts-Hossegor · Expert · Beach break · live cam
  La Gravière is widely rated the best beach break in Europe and one of the best in the world.
• Hossegor – La Centrale Soorts-Hossegor · Advanced · Beach break · live cam
  La Centrale is the central beach of Hossegor, in front of the seafront, between La Gravière to the north and La Sud to the south.
• Hossegor – La Sud Soorts-Hossegor · Intermediate · Beach break
  La Sud is the southern end of Hossegor, against the north jetty of the Capbreton harbour channel.
• Capbreton – L'Estacade / Plage Centrale Capbreton · Intermediate · Jetty
  The Plage Centrale of Capbreton lies just south of the harbour mouth and its wooden Estacade pier, the town's landmark.
• Capbreton – Le Prévent Capbreton · Beginner · Beach break
  Le Prévent, named after the old preventorium behind it, is a beach boxed in by jetties on both sides, which keeps it relatively sheltered.
• Capbreton – Le Santocha Capbreton · Intermediate · Beach break
  Le Santocha, called La Savane by many locals, is Capbreton's main local surf beach, a stretch of sand with some rock between groynes.
• Capbreton – La Piste Capbreton · Advanced · Beach break
  La Piste is the exposed beach in front of the Second World War blockhouses south of Capbreton.
• Capbreton – Les Océanides (VVF) Capbreton · Advanced · Beach break
  Les Océanides, also called the VVF beach after the holiday village behind it, is the southernmost beach of Capbreton.
• Labenne Océan Labenne · Advanced · Beach break
  Labenne Océan is a wild, natural beach, less crowded than Hossegor or Biarritz, with surf spots stretching north and south of the central beach and old…
• Ondres Plage Ondres · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  Ondres Plage, sometimes nicknamed Le Hachoir, is a long, open beach near the southern end of the Landes, quieter than Hossegor and Capbreton but with solid…
• Tarnos – Le Métro Tarnos · Intermediate · Beach break
  The Plage du Métro is the main surf beach of Tarnos, close to Bayonne and north of the Adour river jetty.
• Tarnos – La Digue Tarnos · Expert · Jetty
  La Digue is the beach just north of the long Adour river jetty at Tarnos.

Landes in the guides

• Surfing in January
  Hossegor's beaches often close out, but La Nord holds big swells over the Gouf, and the Capbreton groynes offer a refuge when everything else is too big.
• Surfing in February
  The place to be when an easterly lines up with a north-west swell. Culs Nus and La Gravière were the stars of the February 2021 run.
• Surfing in March
  Banks reshaped by winter, fewer storms and very few people. Hossegor and Capbreton are a joy on a clean spring swell.
• Surfing in April
  April brings long, light evenings and steady spring swells to coasts that are only starting to wake up, from Cornwall and Ireland to Portugal and the Basque Country. The water is still cold, but the season of easy road trips has begun.
• Surfing in May
  Banks are well shaped after winter and the summer rush has not started. Seignosse, Capbreton and the quieter beaches further north are all worth a look.
• Surfing in July
  Endless sand from Biscarrosse to Capbreton. Walk away from the lifeguard posts of the busy resorts and the crowds thin out quickly, but always respect the flags and the rips.
• Surfing in September
  The heart of autumn surfing in France. The Gouf de Capbreton focuses groundswell onto the Hossegor and Seignosse banks, and morning offshores make the beachbreaks hollow and clean.
• Surfing in October
  The heart of the autumn season. Groundswell, offshore mornings and well-shaped sandbanks make Hossegor and Seignosse the busiest surf destination in Europe this month, for good reason.
• Surfing in November
  Hossegor is still excellent when the swell is moderate and the wind east. On bigger days, La Nord holds the size and Capbreton gives shelter.
• Surfing in December
  Hossegor is hit and miss in onshore storms, but La Nord holds big swells and Capbreton's groynes give shelter.
• Best spots to learn to surf
  Long sandy beaches with schools in every resort. Capbreton's beaches between the groynes are sheltered and suit beginners.
• Summer family surf trip
  Endless sand, pine forests and family campsites, with smaller resorts such as Contis and Mimizan much quieter than the famous spots.
• Big waves and expert spots
  The Gouf de Capbreton canyon delivers swell at full power to Hossegor's banks: La Gravière and La Nord are among the heaviest beach breaks in Europe.