Anglet - VVF Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Anglet. Gotta be honest with you, the next week or so is looking pretty flat and grim. There’s a big gap of nothing, really. From now, Wednesday the 8th of July, right through until Friday the 10th, you’re looking at tiny, weak swell and poor conditions. The water is a very unusual 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight.

We finally get a bit of a pulse on Friday afternoon the 10th. It’s not much, but the wind goes completely glassy. You’ll find a weak 3ft swell from the NW with a short period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is only a weak 128, so it’s barely moving. It’s surfable, but only just. Saturday morning the 11th sees a little more life, with a clean 2ft NW swell and a light offshore breeze from the east. Still, the energy is low at 112, so it’s soft and very ordinary.

After that, we’re back into a flat spell right through to Thursday the 16th of July. It’s small, weak, and mostly onshore. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, things get interesting in the second week. On Saturday the 18th of July, the swell starts to build. Saturday morning shows a 4ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is onshore. By Saturday afternoon, it jumps to 5ft from the WNW, with 307 of moderate wave energy and a period of 8 seconds. The wind is cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy, but there’s some size.

The potential standout is Sunday the 19th of July. The morning brings a solid 6ft swell from the NW with strong energy (440), but the wind is a cross-onshore so it won’t be perfect. Sunday afternoon, the swell drops a touch to 6ft, but the onshore wind and rain showers make it messy. Monday the 20th of July, the swell pushes up over 7ft (7ft in the morning, 8ft in the afternoon) but the wind is howling onshore and there’s risk of thunderstorms. This is big, powerful, and ugly—this setup is looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

If I had to point to one true standout, it’s Wednesday the 22nd of July. The morning brings a clean 4ft NW swell with light cross-shore winds. Energy is moderate at 240, and with a period of 9 seconds it won’t be a world-beater, but it’ll be the cleanest, most manageable wave of the whole run. It’s a late call, so less certain, but that’s the one to pencil in. The wind goes cross-off from the east on Thursday the 23rd morning, offering clean 2ft waves, but it’s a drop-off from the day before.

Overall, the first week is a write-off. The second week has some size and power, but the wind is a bastard for most of it. Keep an eye on Wednesday the 22nd of July.

Rusty.

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