Anglet - Corsaires Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I've been looking at the charts for Anglet-Corsaires. Let's talk about what's worth paddling out for.

Right off the bat, the forecast has a bit of a slow start but builds into some real quality windows. The water is cooking at 74°, which is much warmer than you'd usually expect this time of year, a solid 5° above normal. That's a treat for sure.

Saturday, September 5th kicks off with a clean, light off-shore breeze from the ENE and a nice little 3ft NW swell. The wave energy is sitting at 229 which is a solid moderate push, and combined with that offshore wind, it's glassy. The period is 9 seconds, so it's a bit of a short-period swell, but for a beginner-friendly spot, that's fine. This is the first real standout: clean, manageable, and the wind is doing you a solid. The afternoon gets bigger, hitting 5ft with a much longer 13-second period from the NW, which is proper groundswell, but it goes cross-shore. It's surfable, but the morning is the clear winner here.

We then hit a patch of junk. Sunday the 6th through Tuesday the 8th is a write-off. The wind is onshore, cross-onshore, or just plain bad. The swell drops off and the conditions are choppy. You'll be fighting it more than riding it.

Wednesday, September 9th morning is the next real beacon. The wind goes completely glassy, calm as a lake, with a 3ft NW swell at 12 seconds. That's a long-period groundswell that will wrap in nicely, and the energy is strong at 455. This is the best on offer for the first week. It's the kind of session where you get that first wave and everything feels right. For a beach break like Corsaires, a long period swell like this can make it a bit straight and fast, but with zero wind, it's going to be smooth and punchy.

Thursday, September 10th morning is also a cracker. Glassy again, with a light N breeze, and a 4ft NW swell. It's not as strong as Wednesday, but it's still clean and way better than anything else in that stretch. The rest of that week slides into onshore winds and smaller, weaker swells.

Now, rolling into the second week, the outlook gets more uncertain, but there's a glimmer. Monday, September 14th morning has an off-shore breeze from the ESE with a 3ft NW swell. It's not a standout, just a surfable wave in ordinary conditions.

The next real highlight is Thursday, September 17th morning. We get another clean, off-shore breeze from the ESE, with a 3ft NW swell and an 11-second period. The energy is moderate at 218. It's a repeat of a setup that works. Then Saturday, September 19th afternoon is a sleeper pick. A cross-offshore wind from the SSE with a 4ft NW swell, clean conditions and moderate wave energy (241). It's the only real window of quality that weekend.

Overall, the best on offer is that Wednesday morning, September 9th with the glassy conditions and the long-period swell. The Thursday the 10th is a close second. For the rest, you have to be patient for the odd clean morning. Crowds at Corsaires are sometimes there, so for those standout sessions, you won't be alone.

Rusty.

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