We love this long sandy beach that just goes on for miles and miles! Great walks, great surf if you…read morelove to watch or participate and lots to do around. What we love is that it's great for all ages and has life guards during the summer months. Fantastic shells to be found when the tide goes out and it beautifully clean too.

From the owner: Depuis 1968, le Lacanau Surf Club développe la pratique du surf et de ses disciplines dérivées…read more(bodyboard, longboard et stand up paddle) mais aussi la professionnalisation de l'encadrement qui accueille et vous forme à la pratique du surf. De la séance d'initiation au cours de perfectionnement, accessibles à toutes et tous, l'encadrement est assuré par des moniteurs diplômés d'Etat. Nous disposons d'un stock de 400 combinaisons et autant de planches, ce qui permet de trouver un matériel adapté à son gabarit et son niveau de pratique, du débutant au pratiquant régulier. Surf, bodyboard, longboard and stand up paddle ! From the occasional try-out to perfecting lessons, our courses are accessible to everyone and supervised by qualified instructors. We have a stock of 400 wetsuits and 400 boards.

Lacanau Ocean is a nice little beach town with lots of charm. Sun, fun, food and drinks. A nice…read morewalking street as well. This beach here, just at the end of said walking street, is smack in the middle of town. It's a very clean beach and quite wide. Lots of visitors, but due to its size it doesn't feel too crowded. Almost all of it is public and has some shower and bathroom facilities. But the water is quite cold. Even in summer. And it's a windy spot. It's great for surfing (they have some tournaments going on in high season), but it's not great for swimming or even sunbathing. It's too windy and wavy. But it is a nice beach. It's nice to walk on, it's nice to look at. For that it's great. But for us not for a whole day at the beach. Luckily we didn't come for that, we just wanted to catch a nice beachtown. And we did.