Surfing Biarritz

Surfing Biarritz a brief history

In France, surfing made its appearance in 1957 thanks to an American screenwriter Peter Viertel. Biarritz come to attend the filming of a movie, waves Basque coast proved to him and he did send a surfboard in California.
This sport was quickly tested and approved by the local.

First with the means at hand, surfing then developed with the passage of American and Australian surfers, globe-trotters, in search of the best waves in Europe. Accustomed to sell their surfboards and surfing equipment to go home, they have been the boon for novices french surfers, happy to be able to find such equipment.

These globe-trotters have helped to convey the reputation of the best waves of the coast including the Barre in Anglet. Their children, died inside when they were toddlers, have made Surfing a way of life and, though it remained marginal until the 80s, is now placed on the front of the stage.

Biarritz best surf spots

The Basque coast is one of the most famous spots of the world : Anglet, Biarritz, Bidart, Guéthary ...

The Basque coast offers exceptional sites and a great diversity to the practice of surfing : there are waves of 1 to 5 m at the equinoxes.


ANGLET :

10 sandy beaches from the mouth of the Adour from Biarritz to the lighthouse, known worldwide for their quality. The "Spot" mythical La Barre had its moments of glory in the 1970s, before disappearing with the construction of dykes Boucau, then the Cavaliers.

BIARRITZ

Biarritz lighthouse is the first rocky foothills just met when North and has been the mouth of the Garonne. There are several beaches whose best known are: the Grande Plage and Cote des Basques.

BIDART - GUETHARY

there are "spots" of rocks and there surfing the biggest waves to the coast and Parlementia Alcyons. Surfers in search of thrills are increasingly numerous

SAINT JEAN DE LUZ - HENDAYE

there are sheltered beaches and folds in case of high Wednesday

The Basque coast : a real surf culture

The first national federation, the French Federation of Surf-Riding was born in Biarritz, before establishing operations in Hossegor in the Landes to become the French Federation of Surf & Skate then the French Federation of Surf in 1994. Biarritz and Anglet-Biarritz only hosted for 10 years a major test of professional surfing circuit.

Today, in addition to the Biarritz Surf Festival, test longboard world Anglet arrived in force in the high competition with a test WQS and a new test of the WCT World Tour Professional on the side with the Billabong Pro beach Knight.
Finally, the show Gliss-Expo, organized in early September at the helm, is poised to become the first European exhibition for equipment and facilities of slips.

The Anglet Surf Club is the first French club in number of licensees and sees hope for change Discipline, our champions of tomorrow, as Thomas Portet, Lois Herran, Romain Laulhé, Hugue Oyarzabal, Caroline Sarran or Amandine Sanchez. The clubs of our department have also seen changes in their rank Emmanuelle Joly-Thomas, Christian Guevara, Christophe FAGALDE, Frank Lacaze, Michel Plateau or Gaby Lafitte, for example, which can not cite more victories.


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