Anglet - VVF Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for us.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim start. For the first ten days or so, from Wednesday the 12th right through to the 21st of August, the surf is just a write-off. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell with hardly any energy behind it (the combined energy is mostly in the double digits, like 69 or 62, which is as weak as it gets). On top of that, the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, chopping it up. Even when the swell tries to push a little, it’s got a short period, so it’s just mushy and messy. It’s one of those stretches where you’re better off waxing your board and waiting. There’s a solid 10-day gap there with no real recommendations.

The only glimmer of hope comes in the second week. On Saturday the 22nd of August, the morning session at Anglet – VVF shows a bit of life. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the northwest with a 10-second period, and the combined energy hits 223, so we’re getting some moderate power. The wind is light and cross-onshore, but it’s still marginal. It’s a one-out-of-ten score, but it’s the first sign of anything surfable.

Then we get a couple of real standouts. The mornings of Sunday the 23rd and Wednesday the 26th of August are where it’s at. On Sunday the 23rd, we’ve got a 2 ft NW swell, but with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE or NE. That’s clean, peeling waves. The energy is low (95), but the quality of the wave face will be there. For a similar setup, Wednesday the 26th of August morning delivers a 3 ft NW swell, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE. That’s even better, and the energy is up to 112. It’s clean, surfable, and a real treat after the drought.

But the absolute standout is the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. This is the one. The wind goes dead calm, glassy. The swell is 3 ft from the NW with a longer period of 11 seconds, giving it some real push and shape. The combined energy is 219 – that’s moderate, solid energy. This is a proper morning for a surf. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Keep in mind, for the later standouts like the 26th and 27th, we’re well over a week out, so the forecasts are promising but not set in stone. Still, for a stretch that’s been mostly dead, those two days – especially the 27th – are the ones to pencil in.

Stay patient, and see you in the water.

Rusty

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