Surfing.

I am trying to find a nice beach for some good surfing. I am a novice surfer. What would you recommend?

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Practically the entire coastline from the tip of the Médoc peninsula to the Arcachon basin is one, unbroken string of beaches, continuing on to the Côte Basque further south. Because of the interplay of the Gironde estuary (the largest in Europe) as it empties out into the Atlantic ocean, the waves along the seaboard are particularly prized by surfers.

Several events on the world surfing tour are held on these beaches each year. Lacanau hosts the Lacanau Pro competition, and Hossegor in the Landes to the south together with Biarritz round out the trio of major events, but good surfing is to be found at other locations along the coast here.

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