Biarritz surftrip

During my studies here in Switzerland (from 2001 to hopefully June 2006) some friends and me made two surf trips to the south of France. Both were in September and we drove from Lausanne to Biarritz on a Saturday morning and arrived back on the Sunday from the next week.

The water, as expected was always cold. The temperature usually determined the length of the surfsessions (usually we get out once we didn't feel our feet anymore - when we realized they were numb!!!). Both times we had waves all week long. Sometimes they were bigger like in the first picture, sometimes they were smaller like the picture below. There was always a perfect and long wave breaking somewhere... and we were looking for it.


Driving up and down from Les Estagnots to Saint Jean De Luz. We kept our eyes open, mouth closed and hold our breath every time a set was coming in. Searching for the perfect spot, the perfect wave. The crowd was friendly and there were enough waves for everyone. If anyone is planning on going to the southern Atlantic area of Biarritz to surf, I really recommend it. However, try to go during autumn and Spring. There are always storms, good waves and there is always a spot breaking with no crowd.
Pictures description in order: La Piste seen from the top of the cliff. Yann in front of Blue Ball. Les Estagnots breaking small, but perfect. Yann, Flo and Mathieu. Mathieu getting dressed after a cold surf session. Thomas, Benny and Remy stripping.