Anglet - Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Anglet - Les Dunes.

Straight up, the next week and a half is pretty ordinary. We’ve got a long flat spell with no good surf on offer from Friday the 24th right through until the morning of Monday the 28th. That’s a solid gap of four days with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a massive 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, almost like summer has cranked up a notch.

The first real window of hope comes on Tuesday morning the 28th. It’s glassy – dead still with an ENE breeze at 3 mph – and the swell is a clean 4 ft from the NW with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (279). This is your standout for the whole outlook. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be clean and fun for a beginner to intermediate session. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but with conditions this average across the board, you might get a bit more room.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th both have mornings with glassy conditions again, but the swell drops to 3 ft and the energy is weak (97 on Thursday). Thursday morning is surfable but very ordinary – you won’t be getting any barrels, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, it’s doable.

Now, looking into the second week, we get a proper flicker on Sunday the 2nd of August morning. Offshore wind from the east at 6 mph, clean conditions, and a 5 ft NW groundswell with an 11-second period. Combined energy is solid at 475 – that’s strong moderate energy. This is your other standout. Very clean, good shape, and nice power for a beach break. Just keep in mind that long-period swells like this can break a bit straight on a beach, but with offshore wind, it’ll be tidy. Crowds are sometimes a factor here.

After that, Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th see the swell building but with onshore wind ruining the quality. Monday morning has 6 ft from the NW (701 energy) but it’s onshore – too big and choppy for anything fun. That’s expert-only territory at 6 ft with onshore wind, and even then it’s messy. Tuesday the 4th is similar.

From the 5th of August onward, it fizzles back to small, weak, and mostly onshore. There’s a glassy window on Saturday the 8th morning, but it’s only 3 ft from the NNW with a short period of 6 seconds and weak energy (68) – barely rideable.

Overall, the standout is Tuesday morning the 28th for its glassy, clean small waves, and Sunday morning the 2nd of August for the offshore wind and proper groundswell. The rest? Save your energy or go for a kite session when the wind picks up and the waves get lumpy.

Rusty.

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