La Graviere, Hossegor, Les Landes, France (43°40´N1°26´W)

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What is it?
Powerful, hollow beachbreak. La Graviere breaks right and left close to shore off a steep sandy beach. Although it can also be a fun manoeuvres wave on smaller days, La Graviere is basically all about dropping in late and pulling into to heaving sand bottomed pits.

Best winds:
East wind is offshore. Between Easter and the end of October, on hot days seabreezes often come up by mid/late morning. Morning and dusk are often the best bet for clean conditions at such times.
Season:
All year, although winter often sees too much swell/not enough sand. Spring and autumn seem to be more consistent.
Who´s in the line-up?
Yan Benetrix, Seb StJean, Laurent Pujol, Sancho, Miky, Fancois Liets, Gerard Bensoussan and Fabrice Gelez among others.
Swell window:
NW swell lines up better in Hossegor, often favouring the rights.
Nearest airport:
Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne (BAB). 25mins by car.

The first thing you´re going to notice when you paddle out when the first bit of whitewater hits you is the power of the wave, it packs a punch. Bear in mind that even on smallish days, every wave that breaks here can snap your board, so pick your waves carefully! Most of the year, chances are it´s going to be packed anytime it´s breaking well. On days when it is really crowded, there´s a reasonable argument to be made for getting a decent, uncrowded surf in elsewhere in the Hossegor/Seignosse area, then heading to La Graviere to watch it go mental, already surfed-out, stoked and unstressed.

...keep on riding!

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