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Ciboure in La Cote Basque is a fairly exposed beach/jetty break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. Prevailing left breaking waves at the beach break Best around low tide. It's often crowded here. Take care of rocks,crowds.

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Overall Ciboure Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Ciboure surf quality by season and Ciboure surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ciboure:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Le Port	1 mi
Second closest break	Sainte-Barbe	1 mi
Third closest break	Lafitenia	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Les Alcyons/Avalanche	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Erromardie	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ciboure:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	206 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	337 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	436 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	453 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	477 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ciboure:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	401 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	401 mi
Third closest tide station	Devonport, England	497 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Devonport, England	497 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	498 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ciboure:
Closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	55 mi
Second closest ski area	Astun (Spain)	72 mi
Third closest ski area	Candanchu (Spain)	72 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Artouste (France)	73 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Gourette (France)	74 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ciboure:
Closest city location	Ciboure (France)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Saint-Jean-de-Luz (France)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Ascain (France)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Guethary (France)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ahetze (France)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ciboure is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ciboure is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 15 km (9 miles) away.
• Third is Pamplona Airport (PNA) in Spain, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain is 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Ciboure and is 102 km (63 miles) away.