Anglet - Les Sables d'Or Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for our stretch of the coast.

Honestly, the next week or so is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and onshore junk. It’s not until Monday the 17th of August that things start to get interesting, with a pulse of size coming in, and then a proper big swell on Tuesday the 18th. We’ll go through it day by day.

Right now, and for most of this week and next, it’s flat to small, and mostly blown out. Anglet - Les Sables d'Or is the only spot on the cards, and it’s a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break. The water temp is about average for this time of year. Early Friday morning the 7th, we get a tiny 0.7m swell (that’s about 2ft) from the NW with a period of 7 seconds, but the combined energy is weak (56). The wind goes glassy though – dead calm – so it’ll be clean, but there’s hardly any push. It’s surfable but very ordinary. That glassy window pops up again Sunday morning the 9th, with a slightly longer period swell (10 seconds, 64 energy) but still only 0.5m (2ft). You could get a few knee-high runners on a log, but it’s not really calling for it. The rest of the days are plagued by onshore and cross-onshore winds, keeping the surface choppy and messy. The swell stays under 1m (3ft) until the 15th.

Saturday the 15th sees a jump in size – bumpy 1.3m swell (4ft) from the WNW (period of 6 seconds, 157 energy) but it’s accompanied by a moderate onshore wind. That’s not paddle-friendly, looks more like a windy, bumpy mess.

The standout finally arrives on Tuesday the 18th of August. A solid 2.4m swell (8ft) from the WNW, with a period of 9 seconds, is heading our way. The combined energy is a strong 893 – that’s a lot of power. This is proper size, easily in the expert-only range, especially with the onshore wind. The conditions are marginal, reported as “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s a raw, powerful, and likely challenging day. This is the biggest, most energetic swell of the whole run, but it’s not clean.

The best chance for a decent wave might be the morning of Monday the 17th of August. We get a 1.4m swell (5ft) from the WNW with a 7-second period, but the combined energy is a moderate 178. The wind is glassy – completely calm. This offers the best mix of size and clean, smooth conditions of the entire outlook. It’s still a short-period swell at a beach break, so expect fat, quick walls, but it will be the most fun on offer.

The following days just drop off back into small, windy junk.

To sum it up: there’s a long, poor run of flat and choppy conditions. Save your energy for the early glass on Monday the 17th of August for the best balance of size and clean conditions, or if you’re an expert looking for a raw challenge, Tuesday the 18th of August will have plenty of power, just don’t expect any clean faces.

Rusty.

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