Basque coast: Capbreton, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye

11 places · Basque coast

A hundred kilometres of straight, shelterless coast between the Gironde and Capbreton, then three harbours in 30 miles: Capbreton and its canyon, Saint-Jean-de-Luz with a bay closed by three breakwaters and the Socoa anchorage, Hendaye on the Bidassoa, astride the border. Bay of Biscay swell closes the entrances of Capbreton and Saint-Jean-de-Luz several days a month, mostly from October to April.

1. Tangopaso
   1Harbour· Capbreton, FR·3.3

   Capbreton

   Marina of 960 berths at the mouth of the Boudigau channel in the Landes, the only sheltered port on the 100 km sand coast between the Adour and the Arcachon inlet.

   • Up to 23 m

   43.6533, -1.4367See on the chart →
2. Haukingham
   2Harbour· Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FR·4.2

   Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Port Larraldenia

   Marina of 81 berths in the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, on the Basque coast, sheltered behind the three breakwaters of the bay.

   • Up to 16 m

   43.3856, -1.6668See on the chart →
3. 3Harbour· Ciboure, FR

   Port du fort de socoa

   Marina of 156 berths at the western end of Saint-Jean-de-Luz bay, below the Fort of Socoa, in Ciboure on the Basque coast.

   • Up to 8 m

   43.3953, -1.6839See on the chart →
4. Txo
   4Harbour· Hendaye, FR·4.1

   Hendaye

   Marina of 890 berths on the Bidassoa estuary, last French harbour on the Atlantic before the Spanish border.

   • Up to 15 m

   43.3693, -1.7844See on the chart →
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   5Harbour· Boucau, FR·3.9

   Anglet - Brise-Lames

   Marina of 425 berths on the right bank of the Adour estuary between Anglet and Boucau, on the Basque coast.

   • Up to 16 m

   43.5254, -1.5060See on the chart →
6. Gadjo_Niglo
   6Harbour· FR

   Port Adhoc Bayonne-Anglet

   Dry storage and service yard on the Adour at Anglet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, near the Bayonne estuary.

   43.5225, -1.4962See on the chart →
7. 7Harbour· Hondarribia, ES·4.4

   Puerto Deportivo Hondarribia

   Marina with 672 berths at Hondarribia in the Spanish Basque Country, at the mouth of the Bidasoa opposite Hendaye. A walled old town stands above.

   • Up to 18 m

   43.3765, -1.7944See on the chart →
8. 8Harbour· Pasaia, ES·3.8

   Puerto Deportivo de Pasaia

   Harbour with 20 berths inside the sheltered inlet of Pasaia, reached through a narrow entrance near San Sebastián in the Basque Country. Fuel berth. Draught up to 6 metres. VHF 9.

   • Up to 24 m

   43.3241, -1.9177See on the chart →
9. 9Harbour· San Sebastian, ES·4.5

   Puerto deportivo Donostia

   Marina with 300 berths below the old town of San Sebastian, at the head of La Concha bay in the Basque Country. Fuel berth, VHF 9.

   • Up to 20 m

   43.3224, -1.9886See on the chart →
10. 10Harbour· Getaria, ES·4.5

    Puerto de Getaria

    Fishing and leisure harbour with 286 berths at Getaria in the Basque Country. Birthplace of Juan Sebastian Elcano, who completed the first circumnavigation in 1522.

    • Up to 15 m

    43.3046, -2.2010See on the chart →
11. 11Harbour· Zumaia, ES·4.3

    Marina Urola

    Marina with 548 berths at Zumaia on the Urola estuary in the Basque Country. It opens onto the flysch cliffs of the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark.

    • Up to 20 m

    43.2977, -2.2529See on the chart →

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