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Surf Break: Hourtin Plage

Hourtin Plage in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded

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Overall Hourtin Plage 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hourtin Plage:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Le Pin Sec	3 mi
Second closest break	Montalivet-les-Bains	10 mi
Third closest break	Carcans Plage	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Le Gurp	13 mi
Fifth closest break	L'Amelie	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hourtin Plage:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	187 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	332 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	360 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	365 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	383 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hourtin Plage:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	276 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	276 mi
Third closest tide station	Weymouth, England	375 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weymouth, England	375 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bournemouth, England	379 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hourtin Plage:
Closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	158 mi
Second closest ski area	Gourette (France)	163 mi
Third closest ski area	Artouste (France)	167 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cauterets (France)	171 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Astun (Spain)	172 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hourtin Plage:
Closest city location	Hourtin (France)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Gaillan-en-Medoc (France)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Carcans (France)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lesparre-Medoc (France)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Saint-Sauveur (France)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hourtin Plage is Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hourtin Plage is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• St Agnant (Rochefort) Airport (RCO) in France is 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Chateaubernard (Cognac) Airport (CNG), also in France is the fifth nearest airport to Hourtin Plage and is 81 km (50 miles) away.