Anglet - La Barre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let’s talk surf for the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a pretty quiet start, followed by a long stretch of nothing much. The one real highlight is right at the beginning of the run.

Tuesday morning, July 28th, is the one to get excited about. Anglet - La Barbe is looking clean with 4ft of swell coming from the NW. The water is 76°, which is nearly 5° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s a big change, you’ll really notice it. The combined energy is a solid moderate 362, and with a light offshore easterly breeze at just 3 mph, it’s going to be glassy perfection. It’s a river/jetty break, so that longer period (10 seconds) groundswell will set up nicely. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but it’s inconsistent, so be patient. You’ll also have to share the water as crowds are sometimes around.

Tuesday afternoon the wind shifts cross-shore and messes things up a bit.

Then, from Wednesday morning, July 29th, all the way through to the morning of Friday, August 7th, it’s pretty grim. That’s about nine days of small, weak swell and onshore or choppy wind. Not worth suiting up.

Now, there’s a heavy one to watch. On the morning of Friday, August 7th, a serious pulse arrives with a big 8ft swell from the WNW. The energy reading is a massive 913 – that’s powerful. But here’s the catch: the wind is onshore from the WNW at 6 mph, and the swell period is short at 8 seconds. This is strictly for experts. That size, wind, and short period will make it a messy, powerful beast. For the average surfer, this setup looks more like a kite session than a paddle-in day.

Saturday, August 8th, still has some decent 5ft waves, but it’s lumpy with cross-onshore wind. By Sunday morning, August 9th, it drops down to 3ft, but it’s glassy and clean. It’s ordinary, but it’s surfable.

The very tail end, Tuesday morning, August 11th, shows a clean 3ft NW swell with an offshore wind, but again, it’s pretty small and nothing special.

So, my call: get it while you can on Tuesday morning. After that, it’s a long dry spell until that big, messy, expert-only pulse in the second week. Keep your eyes peeled, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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