Dune du Pilat - Atlantique — Near Dune du Pyla, 1 km away. Photo: Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Teste-de-Buch

La Teste-de-Buch is a town in Gironde, France. From La Teste-de-Buch you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Dune du Pyla, a surf spot 7.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 41 km away.

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Staying in La Teste-de-Buch

22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 41 km, BIQ, 133 km, EGC, 133 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from La Teste-de-Buch.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for La Teste-de-Buch too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Bobby's17.1 kmabout 30 min by car

3 ft200 kJ

2 ft112 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

12 ft3699 kJ

11 ft1651 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bobby's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft15 shollow	112kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft12 smushy	484kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	4 ft11 smushy	262kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,239kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,699kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,651kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C

La Salie14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Biscarrosse, 13 km

3 ft198 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

12 ft3548 kJ

11 ft1669 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Salie, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft15 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft12 smushy	484kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,239kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,548kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,669kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C

Dead Zone15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Biscarrosse, 12 km

3 ft198 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

12 ft3548 kJ

11 ft1669 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dead Zone, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft15 scrumbling	126kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft12 smushy	484kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,239kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,548kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,669kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C

La Lagune12.4 kmabout 25 min by car

3 ft198 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

12 ft3548 kJ

11 ft1669 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Lagune, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft15 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft12 smushy	484kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,239kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,548kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,669kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C

Le Petit Nice11.1 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft198 kJ

2 ft126 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

9 ft1239 kJ

12 ft3548 kJ

11 ft1669 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le Petit Nice, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	198kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	2 ft15 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft12 smushy	484kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft12 smushy	128kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,239kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 smushy	3,548kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,669kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C

Dune du Pyla7.8 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft200 kJ

2 ft127 kJ

4 ft448 kJ

9 ft991 kJ

9 ft1200 kJ

15 ft5778 kJ

10 ft1512 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dune du Pyla, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 s	200kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	15°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft15 s	127kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	4 ft12 s	448kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	9 ft8 s	991kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	9 ft9 s	1,200kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	15 ft12 s	5,778kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 28 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	17, poor	10 ft9 s	1,512kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Teste-de-Buch, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near La Teste-de-Buch

La cabane à moules LA TESTE DE BUCHSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
La Petite MaréeSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Le Palais d'AsieAsian · 0.1 km from the centre
Martinella PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
ArkasiaThai · 0.2 km from the centre
L'AilletFrench · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

La Teste-de-Buch, France

About La Teste-de-Buch

Staying in La Teste-de-Buch

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

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