Anglet - Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the coming weeks.

Right now, it’s a slow start. The first real session worth paddling out for is on Thursday morning, 20th August, at Anglet - Les Dunes. The swell will be running around 4 ft from the NW with a solid 11 second period – some good groundswell energy starting to push in (combined energy of 384). It’s listed as marginal though, with a light WSW wind that’s straight onshore, so it’s not going to be clean. Not the day to get excited.

The week remains a bit of a struggle. Friday 21st pushes up to 6 ft from the NW at 10 seconds, but that cross-onshore wind from the NW at 9 mph keeps things bumpy. The energy is there (626) but the quality just isn’t.

Now, here’s the standout everyone’s been waiting for: Saturday 22nd August morning. The swell drops a little to 4 ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, but the wind goes glassy – ENE at just 3 mph. That’s the magic window. Clean, smooth conditions with moderate energy (241). For a beginner-friendly spot like this, that’s as good as it gets. So if you’re free that morning, that’s your call.

Sunday 23rd morning stays small at 3 ft from the NW with an offshore breeze from the ENE at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean but small. The energy drops to 94, so it’s more of a longboard, mess-around session.

Then we run into a long gap. From Sunday afternoon through to the end of the month, it’s mostly poor surf – onshore winds, choppy, and messy. The swell does kick up big around Thursday 27th August, hitting 10 ft to 12 ft from the WNW, but with strong cross-onshore winds and energy ramping up (1823 to 2402), it’s just a washing machine. That’s more of a kite day.

The next real hope comes on Tuesday morning, 1st September. But here’s the catch: the swell is predicted to be too big for Anglet - Les Dunes – 12 ft from the NW at 12 seconds, with combined energy of 3131. The winds are light cross-onshore and the conditions are favorable for wind and tide, but unless you are an absolute expert, stay out of the water. Same goes for the afternoon, still 10 ft with 2335 energy.

Finally, we get a beauty on Wednesday morning, 2nd September. Swell drops to a much more manageable 6 ft from the NW, 10 seconds, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE at 6 mph. The afternoon cleans up even more: 5 ft from the NW, 10 seconds, glassy conditions with the ENE breeze dropping to just 3 mph. Energy sits around 520 to 664, very solid for this break. This is the session to circle in your calendar – clean, good wave shape, and the wind is your friend. It’s about a week and a half away, so keep your fingers crossed.

All in all, the standout is Saturday 22nd August morning for the glass and the fun-size waves, and Wednesday 2nd September for the bigger, cleaner swell. Don’t hold your breath for the rest of the run.

Rusty.

Read more