Global Surf Adventures » France September 2009

Great run of sunshine and surf

Lauren — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:21:48 +0000

It’s getting a little samey, but we can’t help saying how great it is in the sun and the surf! We have had some great days in the sea and a delicious BBQ last night at the surf camp. Our France surf holiday continues till the 29th September 2010.

World Tour and fun in the surf

Dan — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:47:32 +0000

Last night we had a great BBQ, and a great day watching the ASP World Tour. It’s all systems go for the Tour. We have been at the beach surfing alongside the pro’s, and watching them at Hossegor in the comp. We are off to Biarritz today to surf and hang out. It’s great weather again, sunny and hot. See the latest Tour info on the ASP website.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms, weather clearing

Dan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:58:08 +0000

It was rain, rain, rain last night. About 1 inch of rain fell overnight accompanied by thunder and lightning. Luckily in our camp we have pitched our tents on a higher piece of ground, so we are dry. There are some tents by the lac which were floating around this morning! Nightmare for them! We shall avoid camping by the lac! Luckily this type of storm is rare, and the rest of the trip is forecast to brighten up and return to the usual sunny and settled weather we have got used to.

I’ve just been to get some fresh breakfast pastries and bread from the supermarket as I do every morning. When I left camp everyone was still in bed, so I left quietly. I’ve now dropped the provisions back at the camp and I’m off to Biarritz airport to pick up my sister who is staying for a week, and is driving the minibus home at the end of the trip.

Bonjour to the ASP World Tour

Dan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:54:43 +0000

Had a great day today enjoying the sunshine. The surf was a bit blown out this morning, but the beach was hot and lovely. Going down to Capbreton this evening for a sunset surf as it’s more sheltered there for our learners. It was about 4ft here in Bourdaines today.

The World Tour bandwagon has arrived in town and has set up their stand opposite the bank we are surfing on Bourdaines beach. We only pick the best locations to surf obviously! Follow the action at the ASP World Tour website. They start officially on the 23rd September. We’ll probably see them practising on the peaks from Monday as the current leg as Trestles, California concludes on Saturday.

Small and clean on a Bourdaines dawny

Dan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:02:06 +0000

Had a lovely home cooked pasta last night, and today we got up early for another dawny. It was great surf for our learners with 1-2ft and clean, but a small wave period of around 6 seconds.

It’s been only us in the water at Bourdaines on these early surfs, so it has proved worthwhile to get up early as we get to catch the waves with no crowds. We expect some new swell by Thursday, with a longer wave period and bigger waves. That should suit our more experienced surfers.

The weather remains good. We’ve had sunny days and temperatures of around 24 in the day. Much better than England, which is great to know.

Today some of our crew have gone on a day trip to San Sebastian, the closest Spanish town on this coast. Should be fun!

3ft and clean

Dan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:59:18 +0000

Yesterday it was bigger surf on our stretch of beach, and all along the coast here, so we headed down to Capbreton to surf by the harbour. This is a more sheltered spot and we all got some good waves.

This morning we woke up early for a proper dawny, and we were rewarded with 3ft and super-clean glass at Bourdaines beach. Fantastic! We’ll do the same for tomorrow. We have been enjoying a day of great weather as it’s been sunny and 24 C all day. Tonight we’ll have home made pasta at the camp and chill over a few cold beers. More surf tomorrow! It’s a hard life!

Campsite ready, let’s surf!

Dan — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:07:32 +0000

We arrived at the Camp about 3pm on Tuesday afternoon and set up our marquee and tents. Then we headed straight for the surf. It was small, about 1-2 foot and a little onshore, but great to surf in warms seas so we had some good waves. The weather is hot and lovely; South West France is having a bit of a heatwave right now with temperatures close to 30 C by midday! Looks like cooling off at the end of the week, but only to the mid 20′s so still great temperatures! Remember, it’s only 16 C in Cornwall!

On Wednesday we had a bit of a cloudy start but it warmed up by the afternoon, and some great waves were had by all. Nathan and Helen arrived too. They’re travelling around France in September and have joined us for a week of surf and fun.

Check out the Seignosse webcam to see how great the weather and surf are!