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LA BARRA, Playa de Somo

10:35 am 16 Oct 2011

La Salie ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 2.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 3.5

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La Salie Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(France – Acquitaine)

romain farthouat at home by paco, La Salie photo

Photo credit: romain farthouat
Surf Break: La Salie

Name: La Salie
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: W Offshore Wind: E

La Salie in Acquitaine is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips / pollution.

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Overall La Salie 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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La Salie Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Salie:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Dead Zone 1 mi
Second closest break Bobby's 2 mi
Third closest break Dune du Pyla 4 mi
Fourth closest break La Lagune 4 mi
Fifth closest break Biscarosse Plage 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to La Salie:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 190 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 344 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 379 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 405 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 410 mi

Tide stations nearest to La Salie:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 324 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 324 mi
Third closest tide station Weymouth, England 424 mi
Fourth closest tide station Weymouth, England 424 mi
Fifth closest tide station Devonport, England 426 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to La Salie:

Closest ski area La Pierre Saint Martin (France) 111 mi
Second closest ski area Gourette (France) 117 mi
Third closest ski area Artouste (France) 121 mi
Fourth closest ski area Astun (Spain) 125 mi
Fifth closest ski area Candanchu (Spain) 126 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to La Salie:

Closest city location La Teste-de-Buch (France) 9 mi
Second closest city location Sanguinet (France) 9 mi
Third closest city location Arcachon (France) 10 mi
Fourth closest city location Biscarrosse (France) 10 mi
Fifth closest city location Gujan-Mestras (France) 12 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to La Salie is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to La Salie is Merignac (Bordeaux) Airport (BOD), also in France, 54 km (34 miles) away.
  • Third is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 120 km (75 miles) away.
  • Medis (Royan) Airport (RYN) in France is 124 km (77 miles) away.
  • San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to La Salie and is 137 km (85 miles) away.
La Salie break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Salie, France - Acquitaine. Use the tab navigation above to view La Salie sea temperature, La Salie photographs, La Salie detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Salie webcams, current wind from France - Acquitaine live weather stations and La Salie tide predictions. The France swell maps link will open up the big picture showing France and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from France wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around La Salie.