Anglet - Marinella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s talk about what’s on offer for Anglet - Marinella. This place is a beginner-friendly beach setup, exposed to the west, and it's been a bit of a mixed bag looking ahead. We’ve got a real dry spell to start, then a bit of a pulse later, but you’ve got to be patient.

The water temp is sitting pretty much average for this time of year, so no nasty surprises there.

Alright, the first few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 5th through to the 10th, the swell is tiny and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, making for very ordinary conditions. You’ll see a few small waves around 2 ft to 3 ft, but the energy is weak (47 to 126) and the periods are short, under 8 seconds. It’s just not worth paddling out for. The morning of Friday the 7th is glassy, but with a 3 ft, 7-second swell, it’s a desperate move.

We get a bit of a tease on Tuesday the 11th morning. The wind goes offshore from the ENE, light at 5 km/h (3 mph), cleaning up a 3 ft, 10-second swell from the NW. The combined energy climbs to 117 (moderate). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Then there’s another gap until the morning of the 16th. That Sunday the 16th shows a bump in size to 4 ft from the NW, with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps to 299 (moderate). But the wind is onshore from the west, so it’s messy. By the afternoon, it’s bigger at 4 ft but cross-on, so it’s a chop fest.

Now, the real story is at the end of this forecast. The morning of the 18th, Tuesday, gets a big pulse of 8 ft swell from the WNW, with a 9-second period. The energy is strong at 905 (strong). The wind is light and onshore from the west, but the file notes this swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is expert territory, and for a beginner spot, it’s going to be a washing machine, not a wave. The same goes for the 19th, with a 7 ft, 11-second swell, energy at 1089 (very strong), but again, too big for the break.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Thursday the 20th morning. We get a clean, glassy morning with the wind from the NW at a mere 5 km/h (3 mph). The swell is a more manageable 4 ft from the NW, with an 8-second period and moderate energy (196). It’s not a classic, but it’s the best conditions we’ll see in this window—clean, small, and surfable for the beginners this break is known for. Crowds are likely here, especially on a clean morning.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a bust. The second week has a couple of windows where it’s just about surfable, but the end of the run turns into a big, messy, expert-only affair. The best bet is that glassy morning on the 20th.

Rusty.

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