La Gravière
Hossegor, France · Beach break
Local time — · Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 17:43
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for La Gravière.
Spot intelligence.
The bank is the forecast. Re-check the lineup after every strong swell or storm cycle.
Profile source · Surfline La Gravière guideProfile geometry
Swell axis WNW · 290°
Offshore wind from ESE · Advanced profile
Wave
Fast left + right peaks
Shifting sand banks
Swell window
W–NW
1.2–2.8 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
E–SE offshore
Applied to wind scoring
Tide window
Mid tide · moving
Qualitative timing guidance
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01La Gravière is a fast, powerful beachbreak where compact sandbars create hollow lefts and rights. The wave can shift from clean and makeable to heavy shorebreak within a small change in bank or tide.
Best setup
02W–NW swell and E–SE offshore wind are the classic ingredients. A moving mid tide is a useful baseline, but the current bank—not a fixed tide rule—decides which peak is actually working.
Lineup read
03Re-read the beach after every strong swell or storm. Baïnes, shorebreak and a crowded peak can move quickly, so entry point and exit plan should be chosen only after watching several full sets.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Beach break
Advanced. Works best with W–NW swell.
Timing
E–SE offshore
Mid tide · moving. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.