Anglet - La Barre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a long, 16-day window for Anglet - La Barre to look at, and I’ll be honest with you, it’s a tough one. The first few days are a write-off, but there’s a tiny glimmer of hope way out there.

Let’s start with the big picture. For the first week and a half, it’s pretty grim. The swell is small, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the conditions are just poor. You’ll be fighting a lot of chop and wonky wind for very little reward. The combined energy levels are weak, often sitting in the double digits (72), which just confirms what you’ll be feeling – nothing to get excited about. Starting on Friday morning, the 10th of July, we’ve got a weak 2ft WNW swell with a 9-second period, but the wind is onshore. It’s a no-go.

Saturday the 11th is the only early highlight, and it’s a very small one. The morning brings a clean 2ft WNW swell with a 9-second period and offshore ENE wind at 6 mph. The combined energy is a moderate 102, and the wave state is clean. This is your best bet for the first week. It’s weak, but rideable. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

Then we hit a massive gap. From Saturday afternoon all the way through to Thursday the 23rd of July, the forecast is just a series of poor surf conditions. The swell stays tiny, the wind is bad, and the energy is weak. There’s a brief flash of glassy conditions on Tuesday morning the 14th, but with only a 2ft NW swell at 5 seconds (15 combined energy), it’s not worth paddling out for. It’s a long, dry stretch.

Now, the only real standouts in this entire 16-day window are the last two days. On Thursday morning, the 23rd of July, we get a glassy clean-up. A 3ft NW swell with an 8-second period and light N wind at 3 mph. The wave state is glassy, and while the energy is weak (78), the conditions will be perfect for a small-wave log. It’s the best the forecast has to offer.

Then, on Friday morning, the 24th of July, things get a little more interesting. The swell holds at 3ft from the NW, but the period stretches to 10 seconds, and the wind goes offshore from the ENE at 6 mph. This gives a clean wave state with a moderate combined energy of 141. The longer period means a bit more push and shape, although for a river/jetty break like La Barre, that longer period can sometimes make it a bit straight. It’s the best-looking swell of the whole period.

So, to wrap it up: this is a tough outlook for Anglet - La Barre. The first week is almost entirely a right-off. If you’re desperate, the Saturday morning session on the 11th is your only early option, but it’s tiny. The real windows are the last two days, the 23rd and 24th of July. Thursday the 23rd for glassy, tiny waves, and Friday the 24th for the best swell of the period with clean offshore winds. It’s a long wait, but those last two days are the only ones worth marking on the calendar.

Stay patient,
Rusty.

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