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Cité de l'Océan et du Surf
Museum · Biarritz · Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf is a museum in Biarritz. Around it, within 15 km, lie 106 more places, Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne (8.3 km) first on our list. 4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: Cité de l'Océan et du Surf, Arno8892 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Biarritz
inside the commune
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 20–25°C
In brief

Museum in Biarritz

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Biarritz

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf is in the commune of Biarritz, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather by the month

Warmest in Biarritz are May to October, at 20–25°C.

Jan12° / 5°140 mm
Feb13° / 5°110 mm
Mar15° / 7°103 mm
Apr17° / 9°118 mm
May20° / 12°116 mm
Jun23° / 15°99 mm
Jul24° / 17°77 mm
Aug25° / 17°88 mm
Sep23° / 15°118 mm
Oct20° / 12°147 mm
Nov15° / 8°207 mm
Dec13° / 6°151 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Biarritz, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Biarritz-Pays-Basque station, 1.7 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Biarritz’s full climate →
About

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf

Museum in Biarritz, France.

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf is in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Official site
citedelocean.com/fr
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

The practical side

Hours10:00–19:00
Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Getting your bearings

Orange marks Cité de l'Océan et du Surf, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Biarritz. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns that count Cité de l'Océan et du Surf

With 54,306 people, Bayonne is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

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  1. 1Biarritz
  2. 2Bidart
  3. 3Arcangues
  4. 4Anglet
  5. 5Bassussarry
  6. 6Bayonne
  7. 7Saint-Jean-de-Luz
  8. 8Villefranque
1 · It’s in this commune

Biarritz

26,206 people

2 · 2.7 km south of it

Bidart

7,689 people

3 · 4.9 km southeast of it

Arcangues

3,657 people

4 · 5.6 km northeast of it

Anglet

43,271 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Cité de l'Océan et du Surf isPeople
BiarritzIt’s in this commune26,206
Bidart2.7 km south of it7,689
Arcangues4.9 km southeast of it3,657
Anglet5.6 km northeast of it43,271
Bassussarry5.9 km east of it3,414
Bayonne8.9 km northeast of it54,306
Saint-Jean-de-Luz9.7 km southwest of it14,857
Villefranque10 km east of it3,069
Make a day of it

Also within reach

Our list has 106 more within 15 km, among them 2 attractions, 2 châteaux and a cathedral.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf in questions

Where is Cité de l'Océan et du Surf?

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf is in Biarritz, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Cité de l'Océan et du Surf?

Museum in Biarritz, France.

How well known is Cité de l'Océan et du Surf?

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Cité de l'Océan et du Surf?

May to October are the warmest months in Biarritz, with afternoon highs of 20–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Cité de l'Océan et du Surf?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne (8.3 km), Aquarium de Biarritz (2.4 km), Musée Bonnat-Helleu (8.7 km) and Rocher de la Vierge de Biarritz (2.5 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.