Boucau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s shaping up for Boucau over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s gonna be a tough stretch for paddle surfing. The water is sitting at 74°, which is a solid 7° warmer than normal for this time of year—way outside the usual range, that’s a real anomaly.

We’ve got a gap right at the start. Thursday the 2nd of July is a write-off with cross-onshore wind and weak, messy conditions. There’s nothing worth paddling out for on Friday the 3rd either; the afternoon sees a pulse of swell energy (energy reading of 414) but it’s completely ruined by the cross-onshore breeze. The whole first week is a grind. We’re looking at a run of mostly poor surf conditions right through to the morning of Sunday the 5th of July.

Sunday morning is the first hint of something half-decent. The wind swings around to the northeast, cross-offshore, and the tiny 2ft swell from the west-northwest is ridable but very ordinary. Energy is weak at 118. You could get a few fun ones if you’re desperate, but it’s nothing to write home about.

The pattern then gets frustrating. Monday morning the 6th of July sees a bit of offshore wind from the east with a small 2ft northwesterly swell, and the conditions are clean, but again, weak energy (67). You’d be scratching for waves. Tuesday the 7th of July morning is glassy—dead calm—but the swell is only 2ft. Wednesday the 8th isn’t happening. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th mornings both offer glassy conditions and tiny 2-2ft swell, but the energy is still in the pathetic range. It’s better than nothing, but barely.

Saturday the 11th of July looks interesting, but in a bad way. A longer-period groundswell from the northwest at 2ft and 12 seconds pushes the energy up to 239, which is moderate. The problem is the wind is cross-onshore from the northwest, ruining any potential for clean waves. For a beach break like Boucau, that longer period tends to make it break straight and close out, even if the wind was good.

The best chance for a surf comes on Sunday the 12th of July morning. Glassy conditions, no wind, with a 3ft northwesterly swell at 10 seconds. Energy is moderate at 197. It’ll be small and clean—good for getting a few peelers, but nothing to drive hours for. The afternoon blows out again.

After that, from the 13th of July onwards, it’s a wasteland. Small, weak, mostly cross-onshore junk. Wind ramps up to a moderate breeze from the west on Thursday the 16th of July afternoon, with onshore conditions. The final days are just tiny, choppy leftovers. Honestly, if this is the best Boucau has to offer over the next two weeks, you might want to check if the kite surfers are having a better time—those cross-onshore breezes and small, weak swell are more their scene right now.

Signing off, Rusty.

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