Anglet - Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s see what’s on offer for our little slice of the Basque coast.

Well, folks, it’s going to be a proper mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a decent pulse of energy coming in from the Atlantic, but the wind is going to be the real villain here for most of the run. The water is sitting at a balmy 77°, which is a full 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s properly unusual, you’ll be sweating in your wetsuit.

Right now through Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, it’s a write-off. We’ve got 5ft to 6ft of NW swell but it’s all tangled up in cross-onshore and onshore breezes, making for poor, choppy conditions. The combined energy is moderate though, sitting at 441 (Thursday) and 724 (Friday morning), so there’s push there, just no shape.

The first real window opens up Saturday the 22nd. That morning, clear skies and a solid offshore easterly breeze at 12 mph are going to clean up that 4ft NW swell (period around 9 seconds). The energy drops to 269, so it’s not a powerhouse, but with clean lines and offshore wind, Anglet - Les Dunes will be the pick of the entire forecast. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, and the NW swell is coming straight into its exposed position. The optimum swell direction is from the west, so a slight NW angle is fine. Expect clean, fun waves, and with the offshore wind, crowds will be possible but manageable. The Saturday afternoon turns cross-offshore, but it’s still clean with 4ft.

Sunday the 23rd is a drop-off – small 2ft surf in the morning with clean offshore wind, but the energy is weak (62). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then we hit a long, dry gap. From Sunday afternoon all the way through to the start of September, it’s mostly tiny, weak, or blown-out. There are a few fleeting moments – like the morning of Wednesday the 26th with 2ft and glassy conditions (energy only 70), and then again on Wednesday the 2nd of September with 3ft and glassy wind (energy 133). These are small, very ordinary windows for the desperate.

The next standout comes much later, on Friday the 4th of September. That morning we get another glassy session with an easterly breeze, cleaning up 5ft of NW swell (period 8 seconds, energy 281). The forecast says “expect good surf conditions”. It’s a ways out, so treat it as a promising long-range glimpse. The afternoon gets a bit bumpy again.

Overall, Saturday the 22nd morning is your absolute best bet – clean, offshore, and some proper waist-to-chest high swell. The 4th of September is a good backup to keep an eye on. For the rest, it’s a lot of waiting for the wind to play ball.

Rusty.

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