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Level 4/10

Les Cavaliers

Anglet, France
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Les Cavaliers is one jewel in the crown of Anglet's legendary beach break chain—a stretch of sand that has produced French surf champions and hosted competitions for decades. The wave quality depends heavily on sandbar configuration, but when the banks line up, Les Cavaliers delivers proper French beach break barrels with the Pyrenees as a backdrop. It's part of a larger surf ecosystem that includes several named peaks along the Anglet strip, offering options throughout the tide cycle. The café-lined promenade and easy access make it a favorite gathering spot for the vibrant Basque surf community.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
56
Fair
0.6m
@8s
8km/h
Mon
22
28
Poor
0.4m
@7s
10km/h
Tue
23
18
Poor
0.4m
@9s
10km/h
Wed
24
30
Poor
0.3m
@10s
9km/h
Thu
25
28
Poor
1.0m
@5s
12km/h
Fri
26
27
Poor
0.5m
@8s
11km/h
Sat
27
46
Fair
1.0m
@8s
7km/h
Sun
28
48
Fair
1.0m
@8s
9km/h
Mon
29
41
Poor
0.9m
@9s
13km/h
Tue
30
66
Good
2.2m
@10s
11km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.6m
WNW(299°)
Score: 8/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
8km/h
E(88°)
Score: 24/25
Weather
31°C
0.0mm33%
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 5 km/h E|PM: 10 km/h E
Lighter winds early (5 km/h)
Mid tide at 10am (0.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:33 am
Low tide - -1.82m
10:03 am
High tide - 0.72m
3:48 pm
Low tide - -1.54m
10:20 pm
High tide - 0.91m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

56
Fair
Components
Swell Direction24/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind24/25
Raw Score62/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide+1
📉 Undersized Swell-7
Adjusted Score56/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score56
🌊 Partly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Direction range
270° - 330°
Size range
0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (110°)
Offshore range
70° - 150°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 2m

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Beach access from road.

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr-Jun

Year-round with autumn/winter best. Part of Anglet stretch.

Getting There

Airport
BIQ
Drive time
10 min
Data quality
community

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