Anglet - VVF Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for Anglet.

It's a pretty quiet start for the next few days, I'm not gonna lie. We've got a real flat spell on our hands from Tuesday through to Wednesday, with tiny, weak swells and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds messing things up. You'd be wasting your time paddling out.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Thursday the 20th. We see a pulse of NW swell coming through, hitting about 4ft with a long 11-second period. The combined energy jumps to 309 (moderate), which is promising, but the morning wind is onshore and the afternoon is cross-onshore and choppy. It's a tease more than anything, with marginal conditions.

Friday the 21st is where things start to look interesting. The swell builds to a solid 5ft from the NW, with a 10-second period and a combined energy of 484 (moderate). The real winner here is the morning: glassy conditions with a light easterly wind. That's going to make for clean, fun waves. Afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-shore breeze, but Friday morning is your standout early call.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd offer clean mornings with light offshore or glassy winds, but the swell drops back to 3-4ft. They're surfable, but very ordinary. The energy drops too, down to 90 on Sunday. You'll get a few, but it won't be anything to write home about.

We then hit another lull. From Monday the 24th through to Thursday the 28th, it's mostly poor conditions with small, weak swell and onshore winds. There's a small window on Friday the 28th with clean offshore winds and a 3ft NW swell, but it's just ordinary.

Hold on, because the end of the forecast period is where the real gold is. Sunday the 30th of August has a fantastic morning: a clean 4ft NW swell (9-second period) with light cross-offshore winds from the ESE. The combined energy is 247 (moderate). That's a solid, clean session.

But the absolute standout is Monday the 31st of August. Both the morning and afternoon look excellent. We've got a 4ft NW swell, 9-second period, combined energy of 297 (moderate), and clean conditions all day. Morning has light offshore easterly winds, and the afternoon is clean with a cross-offshore breeze. This is the pick of the forecast.

And then, for the experts out there, keep an eye on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The forecast shows a serious pulse of 7ft NW groundswell with a long 12-second period and a massive combined energy of 1381 (strong). The morning is glassy with light offshore winds. This is going to be big, powerful, and only for experienced surfers. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

So to wrap it up: this week is a write-off. The best on offer are Friday morning the 21st for a fun, clean start, and then the real winner is Monday the 31st of August for the cleanest, most consistent conditions. The big swell on the 2nd of September is one for the chargers only.

Rusty.

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