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Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Lafitenia

Beginner Point break Rock bottom Peels right 0.5–2.4 m Any tide

A long, graceful right point south of Saint-Jean-de-Luz that wraps swell into slow, clean, endless walls — the French Malibu. A beloved longboard wave with a staired access through pine trees.

Hazards

RocksRipCrowds

Conditions

Best swell
NW, W, WNW
Best wind
E, SE
Season
Sep, Oct, Nov
Wave size
0.5–2.4 m
Wave quality
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Consistency
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Crowd
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Coordinates
43.3890, -1.6350

Facilities

ParkingToiletsCafeSurf School

Sources