Capbreton - La Pointe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s see what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for Capbreton - La Pointe.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – this isn't going to be a classic run for the beach. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty average, with only a couple of short windows that might get you out of the house. The first few days are a write-off, so don't get your hopes up for this weekend.

We’ve got a bit of a lull until about Wednesday the 9th of September. That Wednesday morning, things finally look a little promising. We’re looking at a clean 4ft swell from the NW with a period around 9 seconds. The wind is glassy – dead calm – so the surface will be like a mirror. The wave energy is moderate at 487. This is one of the few windows that actually looks like fun, small surf. However, crowds are possible here, so you might have some company for those small nuggets.

The real standout, if you can snag it, is the following morning on Thursday the 10th of September. Again, glassy conditions with a light SE breeze at 5 mph. We’ve got a similar 4ft NW swell, peaking at 11 seconds. The combined energy is 406, so again, moderate but clean. This is probably the best you’re really going to get. It’s not big, but it’ll be clean. The water temp is around average for this time of year, so no shock to the system.

After that little pocket of potential, it goes pretty flat and messy. There’s a long stretch from the afternoon of Thursday the 10th right through to Friday the 18th of September where it’s mostly onshore winds and poor surf conditions. The swell stays small and the wind is just junk. There are a few days there where it’s small and blown out, not really worth paddling out for.

Finally, on the morning of Friday the 18th, we get another little blip. The wind goes glassy again with a NE breeze at 5 mph. The swell drops a bit to 2ft from the NW, period at 10 seconds, and the energy is weak (110). It’s surfable but very ordinary – that’s the best way to put it. It’s clean enough for the longboard or a foamie.

Saturday morning the 19th is a similar story: small 2ft NW swell with a cross-offshore E breeze, so clean again, but the energy is really minimal (108). The whole back half of the forecast is really just scratching for tiny, clean waves. It’s not a great outlook overall, but if you're desperate, Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th mornings are your best bets.

Stay patient, kids.
Rusty.

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