Seignosse & Vieux-Boucau · France
Surfing Bourdaines
A beach break in Seignosse & Vieux-Boucau, France, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Les Bourdaines is a wide, open beach in Seignosse, north of Hossegor. It still has punch on a good day, but with more beach there's more room to find your own peak.
The sandbars change with the swell, so a bank that's good one month may be gone the next. Walk the beach to find the best one. Further from Hossegor town, the crowd is a bit more relaxed. The shorebreak is strong once there's size.
Autumn is usually the best season, with clean groundswell, good banks and water that's still mild. There's a car park behind the dune and the beach is part of Seignosse Océan, with surf shops and cafés a short drive away. If the banks aren't working, Les Estagnots is just south.
When to surf
Bourdaines
Bourdaines is at its best from September to April. Conditions it likes: Clean groundswell, low tide.
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 Bourdaines
Getting there
Where to stay: Seignosse is quieter than Hossegor with easy access to Les Estagnots; Vieux-Boucau is a classic family beach town further north.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Seignosse & Vieux-Boucau guide.
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