# Anglet surf guide

4 km of jetty-separated beaches — Les Cavaliers, VVF, Sables d'Or — offering consistent peaks right next to Biarritz.

- **Location:** Basque Country, France (43.5040, -1.5310)
- **Best season:** Sep – May (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May)
- **Water:** 12–22°C (shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 5/4 mm + boots (coldest))
- **Waves:** Beach break
- **Suits:** Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced surfers
- **Interactive map, stays and what's on:** https://swellcabin.com/town/anglet
- **Feed (new YouTube surf videos and Instagram posts from Anglet):** https://swellcabin.com/town/anglet?feed

## Live surf cams

- [Les Cavaliers](https://www.viewsurf.com/univers/surf/vue/18168-france-aquitaine-anglet-plage-des-cavaliers): Viewsurf, free
- [Panorama Sables d'Or – Marinella – Corsaires](https://pv.viewsurf.com/2130/Anglet-Panoramique-Sables-d-Or-Marinella-Corsaires): Viewsurf, free
- [Les Cavaliers](https://www.gosurf.fr/webcam/fr/40/Anglet-Plage-des-Cavaliers): GoSurf, free
- [La Madrague](https://www.gosurf.fr/webcam/fr/58/Anglet-Madrague-Ocean-Dunes): GoSurf, free
- [Le Club](https://www.gosurf.fr/webcam/fr/149/Anglet-Plage-du-Club): GoSurf, free
- [La Barre](https://www.gosurf.fr/webcam/fr/150/Anglet-Plage-de-la-Barre): GoSurf, free
- [Sables d'Or](https://www.gosurf.fr/webcam/fr/152/Anglet-Plage-des-Sables-d-or): GoSurf, free
- [Marinella](https://www.gosurf.fr/webcam/fr/153/Anglet-Plage-de-Marinella-Sables-d-Or): GoSurf, free

## Surf spots

- **Marinella**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (43.5056, -1.5406)
- **Sables d'Or**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (43.5025, -1.5433)
- **La Madrague**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at low to mid tide. Suits all levels. (43.5121, -1.5367)
- **Le Club**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at low to mid tide. Suits all levels. (43.4995, -1.5454)
- **Les Cavaliers**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at low to mid tide. Suits all levels. (43.5233, -1.5272)
- **La Barre**: Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, best at low tide. Suits all levels. (43.5267, -1.5262)

## What's on

Anglet is quieter after dark than neighbouring Biarritz and Bayonne. Live music centres on the Écuries de Baroja (regular Thursday concerts) and the Apérock Café rock bar, and the Quintaou market fills Thursday and Sunday mornings. Big festivals (jazz, surf film, night surfing) are in summer and September; for clubs most people head to Biarritz.

- **Thursday:** Quintaou market at Marché de Quintaou, Anglet centre (08:00)
- **Sunday:** Quintaou market at Marché de Quintaou, Anglet centre (08:00)

Upcoming: 2026-11-12 The Lonesome Zero (folk-blues album release) at Écuries de Baroja; 2026-12-04 Quartier Moderne: independent brands pop-up market at La Chambre d'Amour

_Updated 2026-11-02._

## Where to stay

457 places to stay within 10 km. Surf camps: Lagoondy Surf Camp, Ocean Adventure Surf Camps, Surf Hostel Biarritz, Biarritz Paradise Surf Camp, Biarritz Surf Lodge, Lagoondy Surf Camp, Joyu Surf Shack. Hostels: Spot Sleeping, Nami House, Fcmb, Outsite Coliving, Garden - Utopy Hostel, Refuge Saint-Jacques.

## FAQ

### When is the best time to surf in Anglet?

The best surf season in Anglet is Sep – May (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May). The sea ranges from 12°C to 22°C over the year.

### Which months have the most good surf days in Anglet?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Anglet's best spot were good or better most often in December (57% of days, 34% great), October (60% of days, 30% great) and February (56% of days, 27% great), and least often in July (24%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

### Do I need a wetsuit in Anglet?

Water temperature in Anglet is 12–22°C: shorty or rash vest (warmest) to 5/4 mm + boots (coldest).

### Is Anglet good for beginner surfers?

Yes. Anglet suits beginner, intermediate and advanced surfers; spots that work for beginners or all levels include Marinella, Sables d'Or, La Madrague, Le Club and Les Cavaliers.

### What are the surf spots in Anglet?

Anglet has 6 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Marinella (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides); Sables d'Or (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides); La Madrague (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at low to mid tide); Le Club (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at low to mid tide); Les Cavaliers (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at low to mid tide); La Barre (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, best at low tide).

### Where should surfers stay in Anglet?

Swell Cabin lists 457 places to stay within 10 km of Anglet, including 7 surf camps such as Lagoondy Surf Camp, Ocean Adventure Surf Camps, Surf Hostel Biarritz and Biarritz Paradise Surf Camp, 12 hostels, 33 guesthouses and homestays, 84 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

### What is the nightlife like in Anglet?

Anglet is quieter after dark than neighbouring Biarritz and Bayonne. Live music centres on the Écuries de Baroja (regular Thursday concerts) and the Apérock Café rock bar, and the Quintaou market fills Thursday and Sunday mornings. Big festivals (jazz, surf film, night surfing) are in summer and September; for clubs most people head to Biarritz. Regular nights: Thursday: Quintaou market at Marché de Quintaou, Anglet centre; Sunday: Quintaou market at Marché de Quintaou, Anglet centre.

### What is the surf forecast for Anglet this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Anglet and each of its 6 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/anglet: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

### When is the best tide to surf in Anglet?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Anglet weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Bayonne Boucau tide gauge (3 km away).

### How accurate is the surf forecast for Anglet?

Swell Cabin checks it against the Anglet buoy (7 km away, E.U. Copernicus Marine Service): over 303 hours from 2026-10-24 to 2026-11-05 the forecast wave height was within 20% of the buoy 78% of the time. Last checked 2026-11-05.

### Is the Anglet surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Anglet is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 37 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 39 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 77% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, ECMWF has been the closest to the satellites here. Nearer the coast, the buoy above decides the correction. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-03.

### How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Anglet?

Trust in this page's data is medium (55/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 6 spots fully verified, 6 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

### Is there a live surf cam in Anglet?

Yes: Les Cavaliers on Viewsurf (free); Panorama Sables d'Or – Marinella – Corsaires on Viewsurf (free); Les Cavaliers on GoSurf (free); La Madrague on GoSurf (free); Le Club on GoSurf (free); La Barre on GoSurf (free); Sables d'Or on GoSurf (free); Marinella on GoSurf (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

### Where can I take surf lessons in Anglet?

Surf schools in and around Anglet include Madrague Surf School Anglet, Waïmea Surf School, John & Tim Surf School, Anglet Surf Ocean, Anglet Surf Club and Anglet Surf Club.