Contis plage Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Landes, France)

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Contis plage Surf Guide

Contis plage in Landes is an exposed beach break. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Contis plage Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3		17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Contis plage:

The best conditions reported for surf at Contis plage occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Contis plage (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Contis plage with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in October while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

46%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Contis plage surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Contis plage is La Teste De Buch (Arcachon) Airport (XAC) in France, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Contis plage is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ), also in France, 71 km (44 miles) away.

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Contis plage Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 09:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	9	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Contis plage look like?

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Tides at Contis plage

Current tide and informaton

For Cap de l'Homy, 6 km from Contis plage.

Next High Water: 08:08pm | 3.17m

Next Low Water: 01:56pm | 0.91m

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Contis plage Sea Temperature

The Contis plage water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite