Photo: Alejandro Olalde Miranda / UnsplashAll-level beach breaks, springsuit–4/3 water by season, strong nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonSep–Apr73% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels7 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water13–23.4°Cspringsuit–4/3 most of the year
Internet328 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,140+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
7 spots within 25 km · 7 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Onaka2.8 km
- Belharra3.2 km
- Chica Beachbeach6.3 km
- Quiksilver6.6 km
- Aventure 6410.2 km
- Pukas Surf Eskola19.9 km
- ESCF21.3 km
1 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (7)
Coworking1 listed
- LanekoView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Oh'lala caféView on Google
- LO VIView on Google
- Kooks ClubView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- ELIKAView on Google
- Crossfit DrakkarView on Google
- CrossFit HendayeView on Google
The surf year
Best window Sep–Apr · 8 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 69%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Sep–Apr · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
73peak · Mar
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidsmlsmlsmlmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
72%69%71%77%66%73%73%79%73%83%75%81%
Water
13°13°13°15°17°21°23°23°22°20°17°15°
Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°Springsuit20–23°3/2 wetsuit17–19°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 53% | 45% | 53% | 65% | 70% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 70% | 68% | 52% | 52% |
| Intermediate | 68% | 72% | 73% | 62% | 58% | 54% | 49% | 57% | 64% | 73% | 72% | 69% |
| Advanced | 64% | 74% | 67% | 44% | 33% | 27% | 19% | 30% | 44% | 61% | 67% | 68% |
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Working from here
median 328 Mbps · 10 known coworking spaces · from $1,180 a month · lively sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla328 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap10
Quiet ↔ Party89 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,140–$3,530
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Hendaye.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportSan Sebastián Airport
CodeEAS
Distance5 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction