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La Salie

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

Hazards

Wild dune-backed beach south of Pyla. Heavy peaks and notoriously strong rips — one of the most powerful and dangerous beaches on the Médoc coast.

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