Anglet - Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s coming up for our stretch of coast over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a tough start.

We’re looking at a long, flat spell before anything really gets going. The first solid recommendation doesn’t pop up for about two weeks. From now through most of the second week of July, the swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the conditions are just plain poor. There’s nothing worth paddling out for until we get to the 21st of July.

Wednesday, July 22nd is the one true standout in this whole outlook. The swell builds sharply overnight. On Wednesday morning we’ve got a solid 8 ft swell rolling in from the WNW. Now, that’s proper size – only for experienced surfers. This is a serious amount of water moving, with the combined swell energy hitting a massive 1117. The period is a moderate 9 seconds, which should give the waves some push. The key here is the wind: dead glassy with a N breeze at just 3 mph. That’s going to make Anglet - Les Dunes absolutely clean and lined up. It’s an exposed spot, so it’ll take all that energy, and being fairly consistent, you can trust it to deliver. Expect a crowd though – spots like this get busy when it’s good.

The morning of Thursday, July 23rd is worth a mention too, but it’s a step down. The swell drops to 3 ft from the NW, with the energy down to 115. The wind is glassy again with a light NW breeze, so the surface will be clean. It’s surfable, just very average after that big Wednesday.

For the rest of the period, it’s a write-off. The 21st shows some size in the afternoon (6 ft, energy 444) but the cross-onshore wind ruins the face. Wednesday afternoon gets messy again with a gusty NNW wind. And then we’re back to tiny, weak surf for the remaining days.

So mark your calendar for the 22nd. That’s the window. Glassy, solid, and all for the big dogs. It doesn’t look pretty otherwise.

- Rusty

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