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Hourtin Plage

Break
Beach
Skill level
Intermediate
Best season
Autumn
Crowds
Low
Swell
W, NW
Wind
E

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Wide open Médoc beach with multiple peaks across kilometres of sand. One of the least crowded mainstream French beaches.

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