Boucau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. Boucau is looking pretty quiet early on, but there’s some heavy stuff coming if you can wait.

Right now, the surf is small and weak. The first few days give us waves around 2 to 2 feet, from the NW, with a short period of 8-10 seconds. The wind is cross-onshore or onshore, so it’s choppy and not worth the effort. The combined energy is low, around 60 to 80 (weak). There’s a real gap here with no good recommendations until the 19th.

On the 19th, the swell picks up to about 5 feet, period 8 seconds, and energy hits 227 (moderate). But the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s messy. You might find a few, but it’s not the day to get excited.

The real standout is the morning of 20 August. We’ve got a clean 5-foot NW swell, period 8 seconds, with a light cross-offshore wind from the NE. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 74°, which is nice. The combined energy jumps to 575 (strong). This is the best window of the whole forecast. The waves will be clean, the wind is right, and the crowd factor is “sometimes” – so expect a few others out, but it won’t be packed. For an advanced spot like Boucau, this is the session to aim for. The afternoon of the 20th gets bigger but messier – 8 feet from the NW with a 12-second period, but the wind goes cross-on, so it won’t be as clean.

The 21st and 22nd have decent size (7 feet and 4 feet) but the wind is onshore or cross-off, and the energy is moderate to strong. The 22nd morning has a clean cross-off wind, but the swell is small at 4 feet. Worth a look if you’re keen.

Then we get another big standout on the morning of 24 August. Glassy conditions, 8-foot NW swell, period 9 seconds, and combined energy of 882 (strong). This is a proper groundswell. The wind is dead calm, so the surface will be like glass. That’s expert territory at 8 feet, so only the experienced crew should be out. The morning of the 25th is also excellent – 8-foot NW swell, period 10 seconds, glassy with a light W wind. Energy is 1077 (very strong). This is a day for the big-wave chargers. The water is warm, the waves are clean, and it’s serious.

After that, the swell drops off a bit on the 26th, with 6 feet and cross-shore winds, but it’s still surfable for the keen.

Overall, the best bets are the morning of the 20th for a clean, solid session, and the mornings of the 24th and 25th for bigger, glassy conditions. Get on it.

- Rusty

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