Capbreton - La Pointe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew over what’s brewing for Capbreton – La Pointe (France). Gotta be honest with you, pardner: the next couple weeks are shaping up to be a real struggle. For a place that usually gets a bit of swell, we’re looking at a long, lean spell of nothing much. The water’s running about 76°, which is a solid few degrees warmer than average – feels a bit like a hot tub out there.

Right from Saturday the 15th, it’s a washout. Onshore wind, sloppy 3-foot swell out of the WNW with a short period of 8 seconds. The energy is weak, barely registering. That trend of small, short-period, wind-blown junk runs straight through to Tuesday the 18th. The swell drops and the wind just keeps ruining it.

Wednesday the 19th morning, you might catch a glimpse of a tiny 1-foot NW groundswell with glassy conditions. That’s a pretty moment, but there’s zero power – the energy reading is as low as it gets. Thursday the 20th is the same story: glassy dawn with a 1-foot swell, then onshore wind messes it up by afternoon. It ain’t really a wave.

Now, things get a little interesting around Friday the 21st. We get a pulse of long-period groundswell out of the NW, about 4 to 4 feet tall with a period of 11 seconds. The energy kicks up into the moderate range, around 300. This Friday the 21st morning is the real standout. It’s got the most push of the whole forecast. But the wind is blowing onshore, so don’t expect any perfection – it’s a raw, bumpy mess with some size.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd mornings offer a slight reprieve. The wind swings offshore from the east, cleaning up a 3-foot NW swell. The period drops to 8-9 seconds, so it’s not that deep groundswell texture, but it will be a clean little wave. The energy is in the 130-165 range – just a surfable, ordinary wave for the beginners to finish on.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The swell goes tiny, and the wind patterns get messy with storms and then more small, clean but terribly weak waves. From the 25th onward, it’s basically a flat spell.

So here’s the bottom line: it’s a tough 16-day run. The only true standout is Friday the 21st morning – that’s the one window where the swell has some real meat. Otherwise, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd mornings are your clean, small-wave options, but they’re not going to have you telling tales of glory.

Rusty.

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