Belle Ile Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks around Belle Ile.

To be honest, for the first week and a half, it’s pretty gutless. We’ve got tiny, weak swell and a lot of onshore winds tossing things around. The water temperature is 69°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a slight silver lining, but you won’t need more than a spring suit. There’s a real flat spell from the 17th through to the 25th, with barely a ripple. If you’re hanging for a wave, you might be better off finding something else to do.

The first sign of life comes on Wednesday the 26th, but it’s still pretty marginal. We see a pulse of 4ft W swell arriving in the afternoon, with a period of 10 seconds and light cross-on winds. There’s some moderate wave energy in the water (316), but it’s not enough to get too excited about, and the conditions are still ordinary.

Thursday the 27th is when things start to get a bit more interesting, size-wise. The morning brings 5ft W swell at 8 seconds, with light onshore winds. It’s a bit lumpy, but surfable for the keen ones. The afternoon sees the swell bump up to 7ft from the WSW, with the period dropping to 8 seconds. The energy is building (560), and the winds stay light. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best we’ve seen so far. You’d want to be comfortable in slightly messed-up conditions.

The standout, and I mean the *only* real standout of this whole window, is that Saturday the 29th afternoon. We’ve got a solid 10ft W swell rolling in with a 12-second period. The energy is strong, with readings of 2297. The winds ease off to a moderate cross-shore, and the notes say conditions are favorable. Belle Ile is an exposed break, and it’ll be handling this size with authority. Now, this is a powerful, solid swell, definitely not for beginners. It’s one for the experienced crew. The cross-shore wind will keep it a bit of a handful, but that’s what you want. It’s the only time in the next two weeks where the size, period, and wind all kind of line up to make something special. For the days before that, everything is either too small or blown out. The build-up on the 28th looks like a complete mess, with near-gale force winds, so you can skip that.

So, mark your calendar for that Saturday. It’s a long-range call, so don’t take it to the bank just yet, but it’s got the potential to be a proper session. Before that, it’s a whole lot of nothing.

Rusty

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