Boucau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee and listen up. The next two weeks are a real mixed bag for Boucau. We've got some proper wait-it-out periods, but a couple of golden windows that'll make it all worth it. Let's get into it.

The water is sitting at a toasty 77°, which feels almost freakishly warm for this time of year - that's a massive 7° above the norm, so definitely more like a summer swim than your usual Atlantic dip.

The first real action kicks off on Saturday afternoon the 25th of July, but honestly, with a onshore WNW breeze at 16 mph and a 7ft WNW windswell on a short 7-second period, the setup is poor. It's all wind and chop. The combined energy is moderate at 372, but the conditions are messy. Save your energy.

Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th are much the same story - small to moderate swell but constantly blown out by cross-onshore winds. On Monday morning there is a brief moment of 3ft swell with an 11-second period giving us a clean 274 energy reading, but the wind is just not cooperating.

Now, Tuesday the 28th is where we start to see hope. For the morning session, we get a clean offshore wind from the east at just 6 mph, grooming a 4ft NW groundswell with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a solid 362 (moderate), and with that light breeze, it’ll be clean. This is your first real chance, but the swell is a bit too big for beginners and the period is long enough to make it line up nicely. Crowds are "sometimes" an issue here, so you might have some company.

Wednesday the 29th morning is the standout of the first week. We have glassy conditions with a NNW breeze at just 3 mph, and a clean 4ft NW swell (period 9 seconds). Combined energy is 216 (moderate). For an advanced break like Boucau, this is the session to circle. It won't be huge, but it'll be perfect and clean. The wind will be a dream. The afternoon will degrade quickly with a cross-onshore, so hit it early.

After that, we hit a flat spell. From Thursday the 30th of July right through to Sunday the 2nd of August, the swell drops away to under 3ft and the winds stay average to poor. A few sessions are glassy on Friday 31st morning and Sunday 2nd afternoon, but the swell is tiny (2ft - 2ft). That's a near 5-day gap of nothing worthwhile.

Then, Monday the 3rd of August is your long-range standout. The morning is forecast to be glassy with a NE breeze at 3 mph, and a jumpy 5ft NW groundswell, with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a strong 562, so there's plenty of push. This is the biggest clean swell of the entire window. The offshore wind will hold it together, and the period is long enough to give it shape. This one is for the experienced crew; it's not a beginner's wave at this size. It doesn’t get much better than this on paper, but it's over a week away so keep an eye on the forecasts.

After Monday's morning glory, the wind turns cross-onshore for the afternoon and the rest of the week looks small again, with just a few ordinary days. Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th offer barely surfable knee-high scraps with some cross-offshore wind on the Wednesday morning that might clean up the dribble. From Thursday the 6th through to Sunday the 9th of August, it's back to being messy with onshore winds and tiny swell, so you can safely put the board away.

So, to boil it down: Wednesday the 29th morning is your guaranteed clean fun session for the first week, and Monday the 3rd of August morning is the real big-game window to aim for. The rest is for the kite surfers or a beach day.

Rusty.

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