Biarritz, France

Côte des Basques

Surfing arrived in Europe on this beach in the 1950s, and it remains the most elegant place on the continent to fall off a longboard — green waves rolling in under Belle Époque villas, with the Pyrenees on the horizon.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~11h 40m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportBiarritz (BIQ)

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About this place

It disappears at high tide, so lessons run around low water. The evening scene, all wet hair and citron pressé on the steps, is half the appeal.

Featured in Ten surf beaches where beginners actually stand up

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 11°C in January to 25°C in August. Driest in July; wettest in December, with rain on about 17 days. The sea is warmest in August at around 24°C, coolest at 13°C.

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August25° · rain 10 days · sea 24°Warm with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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