Anglet - VVF Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s talk about the next few weeks around Anglet. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, with some clean glassy moments buried in there, but honestly, for the first week and a half, we’re looking at a lot of time sat on the sand. The surf just isn't cooperating much until the week after next.

The first real chance to get wet isn’t until Monday morning, the 6th of July. It’s really small – only about 2 ft from the NW – but the wind is offshore from the east with that light breeze. It’s clean, but with combined swell energy of just (65), it’s pretty weak and ordinary.

We then hit a real dry spell. Nothing good on offer at all from the 7th right through to the 10th. Just poor surf conditions day after day – small onshore mush. You can leave the boards in the car.

That gap extends right up to the 11th. Saturday the 11th has a morning window with a tiny 2 ft NW swell and a light cross-offshore breeze from the northeast. The combined energy is feeble at (73), and the conditions are described as very ordinary.

But then we get a proper glimmer. Tuesday the 14th of July is the standout in this whole outlook. The morning session is where it’s at. At Anglet - VVF (France), we get a glassy 2 ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a long 13 seconds. That groundswell energy is moderate at (224), and with glassy wind, the waves should be clean and well-shaped. This is good for advanced surfers, and don't be surprised if it gets a crowd; it can get busy here.

The morning of Thursday the 16th of July offers another clean, glassy window at Anglet - VVF. It’s small – 2 ft from the NW – and the energy is low at (77). The conditions are surfable but very ordinary.

So, to sum it up: It’s a long wait with lots of small, blown-out days. The real highlight, the only one I’d really pencil in, is Tuesday the 14th of July’s morning glass-off. Get on it if you can.

Rusty.

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