Anglet - Marinella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you how it's looking for Anglet-Marinella over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you: the surf for this stretch is pretty flatlined. We're looking at a long gap of small, uninspiring waves for the most part. The first session worth paddling out for is Sunday morning, July 5th, but even then, it's nothing to get excited about – a tiny 2ft NW swell with a long period of 11 seconds, which gives it a bit of push, but the wave energy is only moderate at 133. The water's sitting at a very warm 74°, which is a massive 7° above normal for this time of year – that's pretty wild. With a light NE cross-offshore breeze, it'll be clean, but the size is strictly for beginners. That afternoon it gets messy with a cross-shore wind.

After that, we go into a real drought. Monday the 6th sees a slightly smaller 2ft swell, but the energy drops right off (65 and 59). Morning has a clean offshore E wind, so that might be the best of a bad lot – tiny, but clean for a longboard. Tuesday the 7th morning goes glassy with a 2ft NW swell, but the period plummets to 8 seconds and the energy is weak (39). It's just not doing anything.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a write-off: onshore winds, tiny swell, and poor conditions dominating from Wednesday the 8th through Friday the 10th. There's a brief moment Friday morning, July 10th, with a glassy 2ft WNW swell, but again, hardly worth the wetsuit.

The only real glimmer in this whole forecast comes Sunday morning, July 12th. We get a 2ft NW swell with a 10-second period, and the combined energy bumps up to a moderate 113. More importantly, the morning is glassy – absolute dead calm. That's your standout window: clean, small but workable waves for a fun session on a longboard or a foamie. The crowds at Anglet-Marinella can pop up sometimes, but on a tiny day like that, you'll have plenty of room.

Then it's back to the grind. Monday the 13th morning is glassy again with a 3ft NW swell (97 energy), but still tiny. By Tuesday the 14th, the swell bumps to 4ft NW, but it's short period (7 seconds) and cross-onshore wind, so it's choppy and weak despite the jump in energy to 166. That trend continues – a bit more size (4ft to 5ft) on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, but with onshore winds (W to WNW) and short periods, it's just messy. The energy on Saturday afternoon hits 295, which is moderate to strong, but with an onshore wind, it's gonna be a washing machine – more for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

So, bottom line: the best call is Sunday morning July 12th for a glassy, clean but tiny session. If you're desperate, Monday the 13th morning is also glassy but even smaller. After that, the second week looks bigger but blown out. Keep an eye on forecasts, but right now, it's mostly a waiting game.

Rusty

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