Best time to surf Anglet – Les Cavaliers

The best time to surf at Anglet – Les Cavaliers is January–February, November, with waves of about 2.1 m and water around 14°C.

Anglet, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sports: Surfing

Best time to go: January–February, November

Les Cavaliers is one of the beaches along the four-kilometre sandy coast of Anglet, between the mouth of the Adour river and Biarritz in the French Basque Country. Rock jetties built along the coast hold the sand in place, and the beach between them produces some of the most powerful and consistent waves in the area. It has hosted international surfing contests.

West and north-west swells break over the sandbanks as fast, punchy peaks, with lefts and rights next to the jetties. Easterly and south-easterly winds are offshore and most common in the mornings in autumn and winter. Autumn is the classic season, with solid swells and lighter winds; in summer the waves are smaller and lifeguards mark separate swimming and surfing zones. The waves are strong, the shorebreak is heavy and rips run beside the jetties, so it suits confident intermediate and advanced surfers. The line-up is crowded with local surfers when it is good. The water is about 12 to 13 °C in winter and 21 to 22 °C in late summer, so a 4/3 is usual from late autumn to spring.

Month by month at Anglet – Les Cavaliers

January: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 2.1 m, water 13°C, air 12°C (nights 6°C), 16 sunny days, 14 rainy days
February: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 2.2 m, water 13°C, air 14°C (nights 7°C), 19 sunny days, 13 rainy days
March: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.8 m, water 13°C, air 16°C (nights 8°C), 25 sunny days, 15 rainy days
April: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.4 m, water 15°C, air 18°C (nights 11°C), 25 sunny days, 14 rainy days
May: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 18°C, air 20°C (nights 13°C), 30 sunny days, 15 rainy days
June: 2 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 7 knots, waves 1 m, water 21°C, air 24°C (nights 17°C), 27 sunny days, 12 rainy days
July: 2 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1 m, water 23°C, air 25°C (nights 19°C), 29 sunny days, 10 rainy days
August: 2 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 24°C, air 26°C (nights 19°C), 30 sunny days, 10 rainy days
September: 3 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 7 knots, waves 1.3 m, water 22°C, air 24°C (nights 16°C), 27 sunny days, 13 rainy days
October: 4 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.6 m, water 20°C, air 22°C (nights 14°C), 23 sunny days, 12 rainy days
November: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 2.1 m, water 17°C, air 17°C (nights 10°C), 18 sunny days, 16 rainy days
December: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.9 m, water 14°C, air 14°C (nights 8°C), 16 sunny days, 15 rainy days