Anglet - Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking at Anglet – Les Dunes.

Right now, and for the next week, there’s really nothing to get excited about. The water temperature is sitting at 75° at the start of the period, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – you’ll hardly need a wetsuit.

We’ve got a long, flat stretch ahead. From the morning of the 13th all the way through to the 20th of August, it’s a write-off. Small, weak swells, onshore winds, and just poor conditions across the board. The swell energy is tiny, mostly in the double digits or low hundreds, and the period is short. It’s a real bummer.

The first proper chance shows up on the morning of Thursday the 20th. There’s a jump in energy – 717 (moderate wave energy) – with a 5ft swell from the NW, but it’s a long period groundswell at 12 seconds. That’s a bit of a caveat for a beach break like this, and the wind is light cross-onshore. The forecast calls it marginal, and I’d have to agree. The afternoon sees the swell push to 6ft (energy 866), but still with rain showers and onshore wind. This is probably more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if I’m being honest.

We get a bit of a drop-off again on the 21st and 22nd, with onshore winds and middling conditions.

Then, on the morning of Sunday the 23rd of August, we get a real standout. The wind finally swings offshore from the East at 9 mph. The swell is small, only 2ft from the NW, with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is low (69), but the wind is clean offshore. The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – so nothing epic, but a clean little wave for a beginner to get a few. This is your window if you’re just starting out.

The next morning, Monday the 24th of August, brings glassy conditions with zero wind. The swell bumps up a little to 3ft from the WNW (energy 157). It’s an 8-second period, so not a lot of push, but glassy surf is always worth a paddle. Again, “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – but it’ll be clean and uncrowded.

The longer-range picture gets a little more interesting. On Wednesday morning the 26th, we see another glassy morning, this time with a 5ft swell from the NW, period 8 seconds, and energy of 325 (moderate wave energy). The conditions are labelled “expect good surf conditions”. That’s the best call of the whole outlook. Clean, waist-to-chest high waves with glassy surface – that’s worth marking on the calendar, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it.

Beyond that, the 27th and 28th drop back into onshore wind and poor quality again.

So to sum it up for Anglet – Les Dunes: the first week is a total dud. The only two real standouts are the clean offshore on the morning of the 23rd, and especially the glassy, good conditions on the morning of the 26th. That Wednesday session looks like the best bet in the whole 16-day window.

Stay patient, keep an eye on that 26th, and I’ll catch you out there.

Rusty.

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