Seignosse & Vieux-Boucau · France
Surfing Les Sablères
A beach break in Seignosse & Vieux-Boucau, France, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Les Sablères is the beach at the north end of Vieux-Boucau.
When a good sandbank settles here it can produce a high-quality wave, and the locals look after it. Watch for a while before you paddle out and surf it with respect. It's best with a north-west swell and an east wind, and it rarely works above two metres. Out of season it's quiet, with a big beach and a free car park behind the dune.
In summer, lifeguards supervise the beach and the waves are often small. In autumn and winter it's the locals' beach on a good bank. Messanges, just north, is a good alternative when it isn't working.
When to surf
Les Sablères
Les Sablères is at its best from September to April. Conditions it likes: NW swell, E wind.
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 Les Sablères
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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