Capbreton - La Pointe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at what the ocean has in store for us. We've got a run of weather and swell that's going to keep us on our toes. Let's get into it.

The week kicks off with a bit of a mixed bag. Our main spot, Capbreton - La Pointe, has some decent energy coming in. On Saturday morning the 29th of August, we’re looking at a clean 7ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is light and offshore from the ESE at just 3 mph, which is going to keep those waves looking crisp. The combined energy is a solid moderate 736, so there's a good amount of push behind it. This is the standout of the first few days. Conditions look very good. It’s a beginner-friendly break, so a great call for all levels. Water temp is about average for this time of year.

Things change fast though. By Saturday afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the NNW at 9 mph and the quality drops right off. The swell drops to 6ft and the energy goes down to 426. It’s a no-go.

Sunday, August the 30th, we have another chance early. The morning brings glassy conditions with an ESE breeze at 3 mph and a similar 6ft WNW swell. The energy is back up at 600 and the waves are clean. It’s a solid option for a morning session. The afternoon again gets messy with a NW onshore wind.

Monday morning the 31st is similar – glassy conditions, clean 5ft swell from the WNW with 450 energy. The wind is light from the N. It’s a good, clean session. The pattern of clean mornings and blown-out afternoons continues through Tuesday the 1st of September, with glassy NE winds in the morning and a 5ft WNW swell.

From Wednesday the 2nd, the swell really drops off. We’re down to 3ft on Wednesday morning, and it gets smaller from there. The energy drops to a weak 129. The wind stays light and glassy, but there’s just not enough swell to get excited about. This lull stretches through Thursday, Friday, and into the next week. There’s a gap of several days with no real recommendations.

We get a little bump on Saturday the 5th of September. A new 4ft NW swell arrives with a 10-second period and light offshore ESE wind, giving us clean surf with a moderate 279 energy. It’s a surfable morning. Sunday the 6th is similar, with 4ft NW swell at 11 seconds and offshore winds again. Energy is 384. These are the better options in that stretch, but they’re not standouts.

The real standout comes on Wednesday the 9th of September. The swell picks up to 6ft from the NW with a period of 11 seconds. The energy is strong at 828. The morning wind is light offshore from the ESE at 3 mph, keeping the surf clean. This is the best day on offer in the whole outlook. It’s a bigger, more powerful swell, so it might be a bit much for absolute beginners, but for everyone else it’s going to be firing. The afternoon gets blown out again.

Thursday the 10th of September has a glassy morning with 4ft NW swell, a nice clean session but nothing compared to the day before.

After that, the swell fades again. The last few days of the outlook are pretty weak, with small 2ft to 3ft swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds. Not much to write home about.

So, the bottom line: the best windows this period are Saturday the 29th of August morning, Sunday the 30th morning, and the standout day is Wednesday the 9th of September morning. After that, it’s looking small and ordinary.

Rusty.

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