Capbreton - La Piste Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Capbreton – La Piste over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a grim outlook. We’re looking at a solid 16-day stretch, but the first real surfable day doesn’t even show up until Sunday the 12th, and even then it’s a pretty sad affair. The water is a balmy 75°, which is over 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a bathtub out there.

The only real glimmer of hope, and I mean the *only* one worth mentioning, falls on Monday morning, July 13th. We get a touch of WNW swell pushing 4ft, with a short period of 6 seconds, so it’s weak, choppy energy. The combined energy is a moderate 126. But here’s the kicker: the wind is glassy. Completely glassy. That’s a major positive. So if you’re desperate for a paddle, you might score a few clean, weak little waves early Monday morning. After that, it’s a long, long drought.

The rest of the month is a graveyard. From Monday afternoon all the way through to Sunday the 27th, the report is just a string of “poor surf conditions” with tiny swell heights – mostly 0.7ft to 3ft – and a parade of cross-onshore winds. There’s a couple of glassy mornings (like the 21st, 22nd and 24th), but the swell is so small it’s barely a ripple. You’ll be bobbing around on ankle-biters.

The only other brief pulse happens on Monday morning, July 27th. The swell hits 3ft with a moderate 112 combined energy from the WNW, and the wind is light cross-shore, so it’ll be a little cleaner. But the afternoon is wrecked by a 12 mph cross-shore wind, so even that window is tight.

Honestly, for the advanced crew at La Piste, this is a write-off. If you’re a kiter, you might get some fun on those days with a solid 12 mph cross-shore wind (like the 14th or 18th), but for paddle surfing? It’s a long, flat, quiet spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s looking pretty bleak.

Rusty.

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