La Salie (La Teste-de-Buch)

La Salie sits at the southern edge of the Arcachon Basin's ocean passes, on the commune of La Teste-de-Buch just north of the Dune du Pilat. Flat water forms in the lagoon between sandbanks at low tide, with the predominant wind blowing from the west/north-west.

Dune du Pilat, the huge landmark dune framing La Salie/Bassin d'Arcachon — W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Dune du Pilat, Atlantic coast landmark near the spot — W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Dune du Pilat, coastal dune scenery, CC0 — Simon Buchou simon_buchou / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wind

wind name	W/NW prevailing
direction to shore	cross-onshore
quality	steady

Water

type	lagoon
temp summer c	18-22
temp winter c	10-14
tides	Best on a rising/incoming tide; fine sand seabed.

Levels

beginner	yes
intermediate	yes
advanced	no
notes	Low-tide sandbank lagoon suits flat-water freeriding and learning.

Launch & crowd

Hazards

Strong currents in the nearby ocean passes
An 800 m outfall/wharf structure at La Salie Sud
Sandbars
Rare shark and jellyfish reports

Travel basics

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org