Surf towns in France

19 towns · 132 surf spots · water 9–30.8°C · rent from $1,180/mo · data updated 2026-09-22

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Biscarrosse2 spots380 Mbps
Aug–Oct +1 mosurf window
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Bretignolles-sur-Mer5 spots445 Mbps
52%peak · no window
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Carnac3 spots360 Mbps
39%peak · no window
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Hendaye7 spots328 Mbps
Sep–Aprsurf window
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Lacanau3 spots320 Mbps
Mar–May +3 mosurf window
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Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré3 spots261 Mbps
41%peak · no window
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Locquirec3 spots371 Mbps
51%peak · no window
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Moliets-et-Maâ29 spots347 Mbps
Jul–Oct +3 mosurf window
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Plogoff3 spots230 Mbps
41%peak · no window
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Plomeur1 spot415 Mbps
49%peak · no window
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Plouguerneau2 spots359 Mbps
56%peak · no window
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Port-Louis3 spots357 Mbps
47%peak · no window
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Punaʻauiʻa8 spots111 Mbps
Year-roundsurf window
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Saint-Gilles-les-Bains5 spots438 Mbps
Year-roundsurf window
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Saint-Pierre3 spots491 Mbps
Sep–Aprsurf window
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Sainte-Anne5 spots319 Mbps
53%peak · no window
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Six-Fours-les-Plages2 spots438 Mbps
5%peak · no window
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Soorts-Hossegor42 spots430 Mbps
Sep–Dec +2 mosurf window
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Vendays-Montalivet3 spots264 Mbps
Sep–Oct +1 mosurf window

10 of these towns don't clear the 60% surfable-days bar in any month — listed with the real peak figure, not hidden.

Season matrix

Surfable days per month (%) for the 19 surf towns in France; months at or above 60% count as in the surf window.
Town	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Biscarrosse	52	49	58	64	57	54	55	62	64	69	54	49
Bretignolles-sur-Mer	41	42	48	52	47	43	31	45	47	48	42	39
Carnac	35	39	39	37	30	21	10	14	21	33	31	30
Hendaye	68	72	73	62	58	54	49	57	64	73	72	69
Lacanau	55	52	63	67	61	55	57	65	67	71	59	53
Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré	35	41	40	41	33	28	19	25	32	35	35	37
Locquirec	49	49	50	40	34	29	21	26	40	48	48	51
Moliets-et-Maâ	54	54	62	63	64	59	61	64	65	72	55	54
Plogoff	33	32	38	41	39	29	16	30	37	39	31	27
Plomeur	39	36	41	48	49	35	24	35	46	43	38	28
Plouguerneau	41	37	38	51	53	47	46	50	52	56	38	37
Port-Louis	18	18	20	26	18	6	4	14	44	47	39	25
Punaʻauiʻa	89	88	94	91	80	71	78	82	79	85	82	94
Saint-Gilles-les-Bains	71	84	91	88	92	87	87	92	90	82	80	81
Saint-Pierre	82	88	80	68	57	52	48	57	72	77	85	88
Sainte-Anne	21	22	24	31	27	13	12	20	52	53	41	26
Six-Fours-les-Plages	5	4	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	5
Soorts-Hossegor	59	63	66	57	51	49	46	55	61	71	63	62
Vendays-Montalivet	52	55	56	60	56	53	51	59	63	63	59	51
in window	4/19	5/19	7/19	8/19	4/19	2/19	3/19	5/19	9/19	9/19	5/19	5/19

By month

Surf in January4 of 19 in window
Surf in February5 of 19 in window
Surf in March7 of 19 in window
Surf in April8 of 19 in window
Surf in May4 of 19 in window
Surf in June2 of 19 in window
Surf in July3 of 19 in window
Surf in August5 of 19 in window
Surf in September9 of 19 in window
Surf in October9 of 19 in window
Surf in November5 of 19 in window
Surf in December5 of 19 in window

Every surf town we cover