Anglet - Le Club Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, checking in with a look at the local banks at Anglet – Le Club. It’s a beach and jetty spot, exposed to the open ocean, and it’s facing a frustrating run. The water here is running about 77° right now, which feels much warmer than what we’d normally expect for this time of year – a proper anomaly of roughly 7°.

To be straight with you, the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough read. The first week is largely a write-off, with small, weak, or onshore-chop for most of it. We do have a standout window, but it's a long way off. There’s a gap of almost no decent surf from now until Tuesday the 28th of July.

The only real glimmer in this first half comes early Tuesday morning, the 28th of July. It’s not a big swell, just a 4ft groundswell from the NW at a nice 10-second period, but the wind is going to be glassy – ENE at a mere 3 mph. That will put a clean, smooth face on the waves. The combined energy is a moderate 279, so there’s some push there. Unfortunately, by the afternoon that same day, the wind swings to a cross-onshore N breeze and kills it. It’s worth an early alarm if you’re desperate for a paddle.

After that, things get ordinary again through the end of July. It’s not until Sunday, the 2nd of August, that we get a much more promising look. That morning we’ve got a clean 5ft NW groundswell (11-second period) with a light cross-offshore E breeze at 6 mph. This is the standout of the entire outlook. The wave energy is strong at 475, which should give the waves some real grunt and shape. For a beach-and-jetty setup, that longer period can be a bit tricky, making the waves break a little straighter, but with a clean off-shore wind, Le Club should offer some properly lined-up walls. This is the session to circle on the calendar, though being a week and a half out, we need to keep an eye on the forecast.

Following that, Monday the 3rd of August sees the biggest swell of the window at 6ft to 6ft, but the wind gets messy again with a cross-onshore flow, making it a choppy challenge. The wave energy peaks up into the 700s and 800s, so there’s plenty of water moving, but it’s not going to be clean.

Later on, Friday morning, the 8th of August, offers a tiny reprieve with another glassy morning, but the swell is small and short-period, only 3ft at 6 seconds, giving a signal of very weak energy. It’s surfable, but just barely.

The bottom line: this stretch is mostly a patience game. The Tuesday the 28th early session is your best bet for a clean, if small, session. The real prize is Sunday morning, the 2nd of August, with the clean, solid groundswell. I wouldn’t be holding my breath for anything else, but that Sunday has potential.

Rusty.

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