Anglet - Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I’ll be honest with you, it’s a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead for this spot. The water is running unseasonably warm at 76°, a good 5° warmer than average for this time of year, which is a nice surprise for the skin, but the waves just aren’t backing it up for a while.

The first week is a real struggle. We’re looking at tiny, weak swells and mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds that are just wrecking any chance of a decent wave. The combined energy on Monday morning is a measly 41 (weak energy), and it stays that feeble for days. There’s a moment on Wednesday the 5th morning where the wind goes glassy, but with only 2ft of swell (48 weak energy), it’s more of a paddle than a surf. It’s not until Thursday the 6th morning that we see a glimmer of hope. The swell picks up a touch to 4ft from the NW, and with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the ENE, the conditions actually look okay. The combined energy hits 187 (moderate wave energy), so it’s surfable, but the wave comment calls it “very ordinary conditions.” It’s the best of a bad lot, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

After that Thursday morning, it’s back to the doldrums. The rest of the first week and into the second week is a mix of onshore winds and tiny, short-period swell. The wind stays mostly cross-on or on, and the swell heights hover around 2ft to 2ft with weak energy values. It’s a long, frustrating gap.

We finally get another chance on Friday the 14th morning. The swell picks up to 5ft from the NNW, and the wind goes glassy again. The combined energy is 186 (moderate wave energy). Again, it’s called “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s the same story: a clean window but the quality of the swell just isn’t there. The following Saturday morning the 15th has a similar setup with 3ft and glassy conditions, but it’s just too small and weak to count as a real standout.

Anglet - Les Dunes is a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent beach break exposed to the west, so it needs a decent push from the NW to really work. With a swell direction mostly from the NW and the optimum being W, we’re not getting the perfect angle. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have company, but for this quality of surf, I wouldn’t worry about it being packed.

The best bet is a toss-up between the morning of Thursday the 6th and the morning of Friday the 14th. They both offer the same clean conditions and similar moderate energy. Neither is a world-beater, but if you’re desperate, that’s your window. For the rest of the 16 days, it’s a long, drawn-out period of small, windy, unappealing surf. A real bummer, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

Stay patient, keep your eye on the forecast, and maybe bring a kiteboard if you’ve got one—this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most days.

Rusty.

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