Surf spots and live cams in Gironde

• Le Verdon – Plage Saint-Nicolas Le Verdon-sur-Mer · Advanced · Beach break
  Saint-Nicolas is the ocean beach of Le Verdon, a long stretch of fine sand at the very tip of the Médoc where the Atlantic meets the Gironde estuary.
• Soulac – Plage Centrale Soulac-sur-Mer · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  The beach in front of Soulac's seafront is a sand-bottom beach break whose banks are shaped by currents and sand coming out of the Gironde estuary, so its…
• Soulac – Plage Sud Soulac-sur-Mer · Intermediate · Beach break
  Plage Sud runs south from Soulac's seafront towards L'Amélie along the boulevard de l'Amélie.
• L'Amélie Soulac-sur-Mer · Intermediate · Beach break
  L'Amélie is the beach of the Amélie district, about 4 km south of Soulac, in front of the local surf club and surf school.
• Le Gurp Grayan-et-l'Hôpital · Advanced · Beach break
  Le Gurp is a long, wild beach near Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, between Soulac and Montalivet, lined with German wartime bunkers that have slid down onto the sand.
• Montalivet Vendays-Montalivet · Beginner · Beach break · 2 live cams
  Montalivet-les-Bains is the main resort of the northern Médoc coast, with a seafront promenade that looks straight down on the beach.
• Le Pin Sec Naujac-sur-Mer · Intermediate · Beach break
  Le Pin Sec is a wild beach about 10 km from Naujac-sur-Mer at the end of a single road through the pine forest, with no houses, just a campsite, a few…
• Hourtin Plage Hourtin · Intermediate · Beach break
  Hourtin Plage is a small resort on a very long, open stretch of the Médoc coast, with a classic Gironde beach break spread over many sandbanks.
• Carcans Plage Carcans · Beginner · Beach break
  Carcans Plage is a small, low-key resort about 10 km north of Lacanau, set between the dunes and the forest near Lake Hourtin-Carcans.
• Lacanau – Plage Nord Lacanau · Advanced · Beach break · 2 live cams
  La Nord is the stretch of beach at the north end of Lacanau-Océan, and its best-known wave is the right that breaks in front of the Lacanau Surf Club.
• Lacanau – Plage Centrale Lacanau · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  The Plage Centrale, also called the Grande Plage, is the main beach of Lacanau-Océan and the busiest surf spot in Gironde.
• Lacanau – Plage Sud Lacanau · Intermediate · Beach break
  La Sud is the beach just south of the town centre, beyond the south jetty.
• Lacanau – Super Sud Lacanau · Intermediate · Beach break
  Super Sud is the wilder stretch of beach south of Lacanau-Océan towards Le Lion, backed by the highest dunes on this part of the coast.
• Lacanau – Le Lion Lacanau · Intermediate · Beach break
  Le Lion is the southernmost beach of Lacanau, a long open stretch backed by pine forest and high dunes roughly halfway between Lacanau-Océan and Le Porge.
• Le Porge – Le Gressier Le Porge · Beginner · Beach break · 2 live cams
  Le Gressier is the main beach of Le Porge-Océan, a long natural strip of sand between the forest and the dunes with only a few shops behind the dune and no…
• Le Porge – La Jenny Le Porge · Intermediate · Beach break
  La Jenny is a beach south of Le Gressier in front of the naturist holiday village of the same name, on an isolated stretch between Le Porge and the Cap Ferret…
• Grand Crohot Lège-Cap-Ferret · Intermediate · Beach break
  Grand Crohot is the northernmost ocean beach of the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula, a long forest-backed beach that looks much like a Landes spot.
• Le Truc Vert Lège-Cap-Ferret · Intermediate · Beach break
  Le Truc Vert is the best-known surf beach of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a long beach enclosed by the state forest and high dunes and named after the large…
• La Torchère Lège-Cap-Ferret · Intermediate · Beach break
  La Torchère is an unguarded beach between L'Herbe and Cap Ferret village, reached by a walk through the dunes with views down to the Cap Ferret lighthouse.
• Cap Ferret – L'Horizon Lège-Cap-Ferret · Intermediate · Beach break
  L'Horizon is the ocean beach of Cap Ferret village, also known as Petit Train after the little tourist train that runs to it from the Bélisaire jetty on the…
• Cap Ferret – La Pointe Lège-Cap-Ferret · Advanced · Beach break
  La Pointe is the southernmost surfable beach of Cap Ferret, at the bend of the peninsula where it turns to face the Arcachon basin mouth and the Dune du Pilat.
• Petit Nice La Teste-de-Buch · Beginner · Beach break
  Petit Nice is the first ocean beach south of the Dune du Pilat, below the forested dune on the road from Pyla to Biscarrosse.
• La Lagune La Teste-de-Buch · Intermediate · Beach break
  La Lagune is a long, sandy beach on the Arcachon–Biscarrosse road a couple of kilometres south of Petit Nice, close to the basin mouth and the Banc d'Arguin.
• La Salie Nord La Teste-de-Buch · Intermediate · Beach break
  La Salie Nord is the northern access to La Salie, a wild beach under the high dunes of the Landes de Gascogne a few kilometres south of the Dune du Pilat.
• La Salie Sud – Wharf La Teste-de-Buch · Advanced · Beach break
  La Salie Sud is the stretch of La Salie around the wharf, a long elevated pipeline running out to sea that discharges the treated effluent of the Arcachon…

Gironde in the guides

• Surfing in April
  Lacanau and the long beaches of the Médoc reopen for the season, with easier waves than in winter.
• Surfing in June
  Lacanau and Carcans are open, sandy beach breaks with many peaks, easy to surf on small days.
• Surfing in July
  Lacanau and the long Médoc beaches have room to spread out, plenty of schools and a relaxed summer vibe.
• Surfing in September
  Endless sand from Soulac to Cap Ferret, with forest roads that lead to near-empty peaks once the holidays end. Lacanau keeps its competition-grade banks.
• Best spots to learn to surf
  Where to take your first waves: forgiving sandy beaches with surf schools, from Biarritz and the Basque coast to Peniche, the Costa Vicentina and Lanzarote, and from Cornwall and Donegal to the North Sea.
• Summer family surf trip
  A guide to family surf holidays in July and August: sheltered, sandy beaches with gentle waves, lifeguards and schools, from the Landes and the Basque Country to Portugal's sheltered bays, Cornwall and Ireland, and on to the Azores, the Canaries and the Greek islands.
• Uncrowded winter waves
  Winter brings the best swells of the year, but the famous spots get crowded whenever they break. These are quieter beaches and breaks across Europe: Scotland's north coast and islands, the west of Ireland, Portugal's Alentejo, the Azores, Norway and Denmark, plus empty corners of Normandy, the Médoc and north Spain.