Anglet - Marinella Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. We've got a mixed bag on the cards for Anglet-Marinella over the next couple of weeks. The ocean’s gonna tease us with some proper moments, then go flat, and then try to fire back up. It’s not gonna be a total write-off, but you'll have to pick your windows.

The water is sitting at 74° right now, which is way warmer than it should be for this time of year – that’s a seriously rare treat, so make the most of it while it lasts.

Right, first up. We're looking at a bit of a dud for the first few days. Sunday morning is actually your best bet early on. There’s a clean, glassy 5ft WNW groundswell rolling in with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is moderate (412), but that offshore NE breeze will have it looking like a sheet of glass. It's an easy wave, good for beginners, but it gets messy fast. By Sunday afternoon, that NW wind swings onshore and chops it all up. Monday isn't much better; there's a bit more size at 6ft, but that cross-onshore wind will have it bumpy and tricky, so don't get too excited.

Then things go quiet. Tuesday morning cleans up a touch with a cross-offshore wind, leaving a surfable 5ft, but it’s nothing to write home about. From there, we're in a real slump. The swell drops way off—we're talking knee-high dribble from Wednesday right through the rest of the week and into the next. The combined energy plummets to under 100 (47 is the worst of it), so don't expect to be getting any work done. This is the kind of flat spell that tests your patience, and it looks like it'll stretch on for a good 4-5 days. There's just nothing happening.

But hold on, because there's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it's a proper one. On Saturday the 5th of September, a real pulse of energy arrives. That morning, the ocean is going to wake up with a solid 6ft, 14-second WNW groundswell. The power is on, with the energy jumping to a strong 1463. But the real magic is the ESE offshore wind, which is going to groom it into clean, proper waves. This is the standout of the whole forecast. That's the day for experienced surfers – don't bother taking the foamie out. It's got size, it's got push, and it should be absolutely firing for the crew that knows what they're doing.

The follow-up isn't bad either. Sunday the 6th is still holding onto a 5ft, 11-second swell from the WNW with a gentle offshore ESE breeze in the morning. It won't be as big or as powerful as the day before, but it'll still be very, very good – much cleaner and more user-friendly. This is your other solid window.

After that little pulse, the ocean just gives up on us again. It's back to small, weak surf from the 7th through the 14th as the swell fades and winds stay messy. There's one moment on the 11th where a glassy 2ft shows up, but that’s just a tiny, ordinary wave for mucking around on a longboard. From the 12th onwards, we've got small, weak, and choppy conditions, so don't expect much else.

So, there you have it. The one to circle on the calendar is that Saturday the 5th morning; it’s got the size, the period, and the offshore wind to be a proper session. The other bright moment is the Sunday morning after. You'll have to sit through a lot of flatness to get there, but it looks like it'll be worth the wait.

Signing off,
Rusty

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