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Dune du Pyla

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France, Gujan-Mestras, Pyla-Plage, France
Coordinates: 44.5908, -1.2160
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Huge sandbar in front with perfectly flat water. During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermic wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from begining of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon. Direction is usually West-Northwest in the afternoon while it's East in the morning. September to October is the blowing season with depression bringing strong wind up to 35-40 knots. Just check the weather forecast and you'll get a fair picture. Direction is usually West-South-Southwest. During the summer from June to August you have beautiful weather with temperature between 22-35°C. September to October is still ok with acceptable temperatures while you need a good wetsuits in December to March period. April to May is the spring season which can be very surprising in term of temperatures. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Smallwave. Features: Camping. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

4 kn

E · gusts 4 kn

Waves

1.5 m

9s period

Swell

1.5 m

Tide

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Updated 09/10/2026, 04:10:37

Forecast

Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15NE00:00SE06:00S12:00W18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00NW18:00SE00:00E06:00SE12:00S18:00S00:00S06:00SW12:00SW18:00SW00:00SW06:00SE12:00NW18:00NE00:00E06:00E12:00NE18:00NE00:00E06:00E12:00NE18:00
Wind scale
Max 25 kn
Max 2.0 m waves
Updated 09/10/2026, 04:10:37

Data: Open-Meteo

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During summer (June to August) you usually have a nice thermic wind (10-20knots) which starts to blow from begining of the afternoon (with the tide) up to the end of the afternoon.

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