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Les Alcyons (Avalanche)

Break
Reef
Skill level
Expert
Best season
Winter
Crowds
Medium
Swell
W, NW
Wind
E, SE

Hazards

Heavy right-hand outer reef off Guéthary, sometimes called Avalanche. One of the most serious big-wave spots in mainland France, holding double-overhead-plus.

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