Anglet - Le Club Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and look at the next couple of weeks for our stretch of coast. The honest truth is, we’re in for a pretty flat and quiet spell for the first week and a half. The ocean’s going to be mostly small, a bit messy, and not really doing us any favours. We’re looking at a long stretch of days where you might get a wave under your arm, but it’s going to be a grind for little reward. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up too early.

The first real chance of anything half decent arrives on Sunday the 16th. We’ve got a pulse of energy showing up, but it’s a cross-onshore breeze that’s going to chop it up. The swell is pushing around 5ft but it’s got a short, weak period to it, and the energy reading is moderate at best (276). It’s going to be lumpy and hard work, definitely not a classic. That day’s more about being out there than surfing well.

Then, things get a bit more interesting on Monday the 17th. The morning looks glassy with a bit of a stormy sky and a light swell of 4ft. It’s surfable, but still pretty ordinary. However, by the afternoon, the wind swings and blows up to 12 mph from the west-southwest, and the swell jumps to 7ft. That’s when it starts to get messy, with a moderate cross-onshore breeze creating some proper chop. The energy is building though, hitting a solid reading of 400. It’s not ideal, but there’s life in the ocean.

Now, here’s where we get to the real standout of this whole forecast. The morning of Tuesday the 18th is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s going to be a big day. The swell is predicted to come in at a solid 8ft from the northwest, and the energy is strong, reading 808. The wind is light and offshore, which should keep it clean. This is a powerful, proper swell. But, and it’s a big but, this is Anglet - Le Club. A wave this size is going to be asking a lot of this spot. It might be pushing the limits of what’s manageable here, but for the experienced crew, this is the best chance for a real session in this whole window. It’s going to be big, powerful, and not for the faint-hearted. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

After that, the energy fades back down through the week. Wednesday the 19th sees the swell drop back to a more modest 5ft, but we’ve got rain and onshore winds to deal with, so it’s not going to be pretty. The following days, the swell keeps fading, and the wind stays messy. We get a bit of a bump on Friday the 21st with another NW swell, pushing 4ft, with a longer period of 11 seconds, giving it a bit more push, but the onshore winds are going to spoil the party.

So, there you have it. A long, slow start, one big, potentially epic morning on the 18th, and then a fade-off back into the ordinary. It’s not a classic two-week forecast, but that Tuesday is the one that’s got my attention. You’ll need your wits about you for that one.

Rusty.

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