Anglet - Marinella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Anglet - Marinella.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet for quality waves. The pattern is mostly small, weak swell with tricky winds, so we’ve got a bit of a dry spell to sit through before anything decent shows up.

We’re starting off with nothing really worth paddling out for on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th. Just tiny 1.0ft to 1.6ft WNW slop and poor conditions. Wednesday morning the 5th is the first time we see a glimmer, with a glassy 2.0ft NW swell, but it’s short period (7 seconds) and the combined energy is only 41 (weak). You *might* get a few crumbly ones on a foam board, but it’s ordinary. That window closes by the afternoon.

Thursday the 6th morning is actually the best call in the first week. The swell bumps up to 3.3ft from the NW with a 9-second period, and the energy hits 153 (moderate). The wind is a light offshore from the ENE, so it’ll be clean. It’s still a beach break setup, but for a beginner-friendly spot, those are the best conditions you’ll see for a while. After that, we’re back into a long run of poor surf and onshore or cross-onshore winds right through to the end of the first week and into the second week.

There’s a big gap from the 7th all the way through to the 16th with no real standouts. A few morning windows pop up, like Monday the 10th with a glassy 3.6ft NW swell (145 energy), but it’s short period and the afternoon gets chopped out. Tuesday the 11th morning is glassy with 2.3ft, but again, weak and short period.

The real standout, if you can wait, is Sunday the 16th of August. The morning session looks promising: a 2.6ft NW swell with a 9-second period, combined energy of 105 (moderate), and most importantly, a clean offshore wind from the East. It’s not huge, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable window in the whole outlook. The swell direction is coming from the NW, which is right in the pocket for what this break likes. Expect clean lines for a log or a funboard. This is the one to circle on the calendar, but with it being over a week away, treat it as promising but not locked in.

The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

For a beginner-friendly spot, the standout is definitely the Thursday morning (6th) and the Sunday morning (16th). Neither swell is over 5ft, so it’s perfect for learners and cruisers.

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