Anglet - Corsaires Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Anglet-Corsaires. To be straight with you, the next week and a half is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. The conditions are just not cooperating. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak swell and poor wind – a proper flat spell. The first real, albeit small, chance to get the board wet doesn’t show up until Saturday, August 10th, and even then it’s nothing to write home about.

The water is sitting at a warm 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath.

The only surf worth mentioning in this whole 16-day window pops up on Monday morning, August 11th. The swell jumps up to 7 ft from the WNW, with a ton of energy behind it – we’re talking combined energy of 542. That’s a solid, powerful swell. But here’s the kicker: the wind is onshore from the West at 9 mph, and the record says "poor surf conditions." It’s a messy, blown-out situation. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell, not a clean groundswell. For a beginner, 7 ft is too big, and with the wind, it’s only for the experienced. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing that day.

The Monday afternoon gets even grimier, swell holds at 7 ft, but the energy jumps to 972, and the cross-onshore wind from the WNW at 9 mph makes it a real battle. Still, if you’re an expert desperate for a session, that’s the peak of the whole forecast.

Outside of that, the Tuesday and Wednesday, August 12th and 13th, drop back to 5 ft and 5 ft, still with the same cross-onshore junk. The morning of Thursday, August 14th, has a glassy surface with a light NNE breeze, but it’s only 3 ft of weak swell (69 energy). It’s surfable, but "very ordinary" is the description.

So, to sum it up: the entire first 10 days are a no-go. The only standout is Monday, August 11th, but it’s a grumpy, powerful, wind-affected swell that’s only for the hardcore. Don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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