Anglet - VVF Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Anglet - VVF.

We start off Saturday the 22nd with a decent morning session. There’s a 4ft NW swell, 9-second period, with a glassy offshore east wind. Water temp is a very warm 77°F, which is 6°F above normal – that’s a big anomaly. Wave energy is moderate at (241). Clean and fun for the experienced lot, but not a monster.

Sunday the 23rd morning is glassy again, but the swell has faded to just 2ft from the NNW, short 7-second period – weak energy at (54). It’s surfable, but you’ll be scratching for waves.

Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are flat. Swell is barely a ripple, energy is in the single digits. A real dead spell for a few days.

Wednesday the 26th morning shows a small bump to 2ft from the WNW, period 6 seconds, with a light offshore ESE breeze. Clean but weak energy (60) – ordinary waves.

Thursday the 27th brings some size but the wind is nasty. Morning has a 5ft WNW swell, 8-second period, strong onshore wind. Energy hits (368), but it’s blown out. Afternoon sees 6ft (588) – bigger but cross-onshore and choppy. Not for paddling.

Friday the 28th afternoon pushes up to 8ft WNW, period 11 seconds, with a huge energy reading of (1301). But it’s cross-onshore and choppy again. This is kiteboard territory.

The big standout is Saturday the 29th morning. Glassy conditions with a light east wind, and a solid 8ft NW swell, period 10 seconds, combined energy (1172). This is proper groundswell, clean, and powerful. Too big for beginners, but for the advanced crew, this is the session to nail. The long period will make it a bit straight at a beach break, but the quality will be there.

Sunday the 30th morning holds at 5ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, with a light offshore breeze. Energy (390) – clean but a step down.

After that, the start of September gets messy. There’s a small wave Monday the 31st morning, but it’s onshore. Tuesday the 1st morning has 3ft with offshore wind, but weak energy (143).

Then we get into a powerful but windy stretch from Wednesday the 3rd of September. Thursday the 3rd morning shows a 7ft WNW swell with a very long 13-second period – that’s groundswell with energy at (1475). But the wind is light onshore. Friday the 4th has a similar 7ft swell at 12 seconds (1278), again with onshore wind. These are expert-only waves due to size and power, but the conditions are marginal.

The final weekend, Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th, is a write-off with strong onshore winds and storms.

The clear winner is Saturday the 29th morning. The glassy offshore wind, the solid 8ft NW swell, and that strong energy make it the only real standout across the whole 16 days. A rare clean and powerful window.

Rusty.

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