Anglet - Corsaires Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming up. We’re working with just one spot: Anglet - Corsaires. It’s a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break that likes swell from the west. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing out of the ordinary there.

The first week is a bit of a write-off, honestly. Friday morning the 24th starts with tiny 2ft swell from the NNW, short 6-second period, and very weak energy (27). Glassy wind, which is a tease, but there’s just no power. The afternoon gets messy with onshore wind at 15 mph and the swell drops to 1ft. Not worth the paddle.

Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th see a jump in size but the wind is onshore to cross-onshore all the way, 12-18 mph, so the surface is a mess. Swell hits 6ft to 8ft from WNW/NW, moderate energy (up to 588), but it’s all blown out. Kite surfers might have a ball, but for paddle surfing it’s a no-go.

Monday the 27th morning offers a glimmer: 3ft NW swell with a long 11-second period (groundswell), light cross-offshore wind, and the energy reading is 242 – moderate. The conditions clean up nicely. This is the first actual session window, but the size is small and the groundswell might make it a bit straight at this beach. Still, if you get out early, it’s your best chance in a while. Not a standout, but a salvage.

Tuesday the 28th morning is glassy with a clean 4ft NW swell, 10-second period, moderate energy (273). That’s where the real highlight sits in the first week. The wind is dead calm, and that swell has some shape. The water is average temp, nothing weird. Expect clean, fun waves for a beginner.

Wednesday the 29th stays glassy but the swell drops back to 3ft, period a notch shorter (9 sec), and energy is lower (162). Still surfable, just ordinary. Thursday the 30th onwards fades further into small, weak surf.

The second week looks pretty grim. Swell pulses up a bit on Sunday the 2nd of August - 5ft to 6ft from the NW, long 11-second period, moderate energy (up to 563) - but the wind is cross-onshore, so the quality is gone. Monday the 3rd starts with clean cross-shore wind and a similar-sized 6ft NW swell, 11-second period (659 energy) – that’s the standout of the second week. If the wind holds, that could be a session. But the afternoon turns choppy again. After that it’s small and fading through to the 8th of August: tiny 1ft with onshore winds. The beach looks more like a lake.

So to sum it up: the best on offer is Tuesday morning the 28th of July – clean, glassy, 4ft NW swell, good for beginners. And for the second week, Monday morning the 3rd of August – 6ft NW swell, clean cross-shore, long period, decent energy. Everything else is either blown out or too small. There’s a gap of poor conditions from the 30th of July through to the 1st of August, and again after the 4th of August, with nothing worth paddling out for.

Stay hopeful – forecasts change. This is Rusty, signing off.

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