Hossegor & Capbreton · France
Surfing La Sud
A beach break in Hossegor & Capbreton, France, for beginner and intermediate surfers.
La Sud is the southern end of Hossegor's beach, right against the jetty at the mouth of the Capbreton harbour channel.
The jetty takes some of the power out of the swell, so it's where beginners head and where locals come when La Nord and La Gravière are too big. The peaks shift with the sandbanks. On an average day you get softer, shorter waves than further north, which makes it the easiest place in Hossegor to start.
It's a good choice in summer for lessons and on stormy winter days when the rest of Hossegor is closing out. The car park and the bars along the seafront are right behind the beach, and Capbreton is just across the harbour channel.
When to surf
La Sud
La Sud is at its best from year-round. Conditions it likes: W-NW swell, E wind, sheltered in big swell.
October to March: Prime
Biggest, most powerful groundswell, quieter off-season
April to June: Good
Reliable swell, milder crowds
July to August: Quiet
Smaller swell, packed beaches and high prices
The year across Landes (Hossegor)
Waves near La Sud
Getting there
Where to stay: Hossegor puts you closest to La Gravière and La Nord, with apartments, campsites and surf hostels among the pines. Capbreton has the harbour, a livelier choice of restaurants and the beaches around the jetties. Seignosse, just north, is cheaper and quieter. July and August are busy and expensive; in autumn there is plenty of choice.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Hossegor & Capbreton guide.
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