Capbreton - La Pointe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough stretch ahead for Capbreton - La Pointe. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for any decent surf. We’ve got a long gap of nothing but small, weak, and messy conditions. The first real chance of anything rideable is gonna be a few small windows where it might just be surfable, but it’s not going to be pretty.

We start off with a zero for the first few days. Friday the 17th, we’ve got a tiny 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft of weak NW swell with a short period, and the wind is cross-on and choppy. The water is running at 76°, which is a wild 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly, feels like a warm bath out there. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller, with some glassy conditions on Saturday morning that’s just a tease on a 0.7 ft wave. There’s nothing to get excited about.

The first tiny glimmer comes on Tuesday morning, July 21st. We get a clean, glassy morning with a 3 ft NW swell, but it’s a short-period 6-second windswell. The combined energy is only 69 (weak), and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not good, but it’s the best we’ve seen. Thursday the 23rd morning is also glassy with a similar 3 ft, but again, it’s weak and short-period.

After that, it’s back to nada until we get into the last week of July. The swell starts to build a bit around the 27th and 28th, with wave heights climbing to 5 ft and even 6 ft, and the combined energy gets into the moderate range (204 to 451). But the wind is a mess – cross-on and choppy, so it’s all blown out. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle surf one. The period is still short, so the waves will be weak and crumbly.

Towards the very end, we get a few more glassy mornings on July 30th and 31st, and even August 1st. The swell drops back to 3 ft to 4 ft, but the period gets a little longer (9-10 seconds), giving it a bit more push. The combined energy is still only moderate (106 to 235). The wind is glassy or light offshore, so the surface will be clean, but the waves themselves are just ordinary. There’s no standout session here.

Look, if you are desperate, the best bet is the glassy mornings around July 21st, 23rd, 30th, 31st, and August 1st. They’ll be clean, but don’t expect any power. It’s a tough couple of weeks, lads. Keep your eyes on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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