Anglet - Corsaires Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here, sitting on the beach in Anglet and what I’ve got for this 16-day window is a real mixed bag, and I’m not gonna lie, a lot of it is pretty frustrating. We’ve got a good stretch of nothing much happening, so let’s get into it.

The outlook starts with a big gap. From now through the 20th of August, there’s just nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell for days, and when it’s not tiny, the wind is blowing straight onshore or cross-on, chopping everything up. Swell heights are mostly sitting between 1 ft and 3 ft, and the combined energy is weak, often in the double digits (95, 85, 66), with a couple of moderate readings around 119, but it’s all for nothing because the conditions are just poor. There is a glimmer on the morning of the 12th and the 18th where we get a glassy moment, but the swell is so small—2 ft and 3 ft respectively—it’s barely surfable. You’d be on a longboard, praying for a bump.

The first real time we see any pulse of life is on the 21st of August. A Friday morning, we get a jump in the swell to 4 ft from the NW, with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 543 (moderate). The wind is onshore, though, at 15 km/h from the WNW, so it’s going to be a bit messy. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6 ft, period still 11 seconds, and the energy hits 819 (moderate). That’s a solid groundswell, but the wind is onshore and stronger at 20 km/h, so it’s going to be a bit of a battle. For a beginner at Anglet-Corsaires, this is getting too big (6 ft is over 5 ft), and with the wind, it’s not the cleanest. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no wetsuit drama.

The real standout, and the only one I’d really call a highlight, is the morning of the 22nd of August. Saturday morning, the swell is still 4 ft from the NW, period 10 seconds, and the energy is moderate at 334, but the wind is light at 10 km/h from the NW, cross-on. The forecast says “marginal” but it’s the best of a tough bunch. The afternoon gets ruined by stronger wind and rain, so get on it early. This is the only window where the size and conditions might line up for a decent session.

After that, it fades again. The 23rd and 24th are back to small, weak, messy swell with rain showers and onshore winds. The combined energy drops back to 145 and 120, then down to 73.

So, looking at the whole picture, it’s a long wait for a very short window. The best on offer is the morning of the 22nd of August. It’s not perfect, but it’s the only time the swell has any real push and the wind isn’t trashing it completely. Don’t get your hopes up too high for the rest of it.

Rusty.

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