Surf Camps in Capbreton, France: 5 Compared (2026)
Compare 5 surf camps in Capbreton, France: rated 5/5, 3-7ft swell. Learner waves: All year. Ratings, surf conditions and season side by side.
Meals included at 2 of the 3 camps that state it (1 full board). Yoga offered at 3 camps. Video analysis of your surfing at 2 camps. As stated on each camp’s own website.
When to go: waves by month
How often each surf town here has waves for each level, month by month, 1995–2025. First lessons happen in the whitewater near the shore, so they are said in words; the other levels are named by what you can do and the size of the wave on the body. What’s my level? · How we calculate this
Capbreton · 5 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Oct–Apr.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 60% | 62% | 75% | 83% | 90% | 90% | 94% | 94% | 85% | 83% | 65% | 64% |
| Too small | 1% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Too big | 39% | 38% | 23% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 9% | 15% | 33% | 35% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 22% | 24% | 36% | 49% | 62% | 69% | 76% | 72% | 57% | 44% | 29% | 28% |
| Intermediate | 49% | 47% | 54% | 50% | 42% | 33% | 27% | 29% | 44% | 57% | 50% | 49% |
| Advanced | 73% | 73% | 58% | 43% | 29% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 32% | 49% | 67% | 69% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in May–Sep · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Nov–Mar
Checked against the Donostia buoy, 46 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 5 points a month on average.
Days that miss first lessons are too small when every learner spot is under 0.5 m, and too big when none is in the 0.5–2 m band and one is above it. The other levels are read on the face of the wave at its peak: beginner on green waves 0.6–1.2 m, intermediate 1.2–2 m, advanced 1.5 m and up.
1. Board 'n Breakfast
★ 5/5 (66 reviews)
A Belgian-run surf villa with a pool in Labenne-Océan, six kilometres south of Capbreton, selling bed-and-breakfast weeks with bikes, boards and wetsuits and three lessons or coaching sessions with a partner school. Yoga and video coaching are on offer.
2. WASA Surf House
★ 5/5 (126 reviews)
Water Addict Surf Academy's villa and apartments 200 metres from Santocha beach in Capbreton, where adult surf weeks run from May to October in groups of six to ten. All meals included, with yoga and video analysis.
3. BodyGo Surfhouse
★ 4.9/5 (219 reviews) · Plage du Prevent
Surf house in Capbreton combining accommodation with a coaching programme on the surrounding beach breaks.
4. Wood'n Sea Surf Lodge
★ 4.9/5 (151 reviews) · Plage du Prevent
Surf lodge in Capbreton a few streets from the beach, with rooms, board storage and a communal set-up.
5. Capbreton Surf House
★ 5/5 (9 reviews)
Capbreton Surf School's own house in Capbreton, with a dorm, a double room and an apartment, sold as six-night weeks with lessons on the Plage Centrale. Breakfast included.
Common questions
How many surf camps are there in Capbreton?
findsurfcamp.com compares 5 surf camps in Capbreton.
What does a surf week cost in Capbreton?
The cheapest verified surf week we have found is €485 per person at Board 'n Breakfast: 6-8 nights with surf lessons included, as the camp's own site states it. 1 of the 5 camps here publishes a surf-week price we have verified. Prices read on each camp's own site in October 2026.
When are there waves for first lessons in Capbreton?
Capbreton: Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Oct–Apr. Estimated at the beaches from 1995-2025 swell data.
How warm is the water in Capbreton?
In Capbreton the sea ranges from 12°C (54°F) in Feb to 23°C (73°F) in Aug: monthly medians of the sea surface temperature, 2015-2025.
Which airport is closest to Capbreton?
Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) is the nearest airport for every camp here, about 30-35 minutes by car.