Plage du Cap Ferret

Arcachon Bay · 🇫🇷 France

The wild ocean side of the chic Cap Ferret peninsula, all Atlantic surf, oyster shacks and pine forest.

Sea temperature

~20°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, cool Atlantic blue

Sand

Wide pale golden sand

Swimming

Strong Atlantic surf and currents on the ocean side

Surf

Long open Atlantic beach-break

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

The ocean side of a chic pine-and-oyster peninsula opposite the Dune du Pilat

Beach type

Surf coast

Region

Europe

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Photo: Grand Parc - Bordeaux, France from France (CC BY 2.0) · source