Boucau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Boucau.

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. The pattern for the next couple of weeks is pretty lackluster. There’s not a single day where everything clicks, and the swell is tiny for the most part. We’re looking at a long gap of mediocrity, with barely anything worth paddling out for until we get into the third week.

Starting off Monday the 6th, we’ve got a little 2ft NW swell, period around 9 seconds, and it’s clean in the morning with a light easterly breeze – that’s about as good as it gets in this whole run, and even then it’s only a score of 1. The combined wave energy is weak at 64. It’s surfable but very ordinary. After that, from Monday afternoon right through to Saturday the 12th, it’s a write-off. The wind goes onshore or cross-shore, swell drops into the 1ft to 2ft range, and the scores are all zeros.

We get a tiny window Friday morning the 10th and Saturday morning the 11th with glassy conditions and a bit of swell (2ft, NW), but it’s still a score of 1 at best. The energy stays low, under 90. Not enough push for the advanced crew, and the breaks are exposed to the W, but the swell is all NW. Crowds are "sometimes" at Boucau, but honestly, on these days, it’ll be quiet because the waves are just so so.

Then Sunday the 12th through the whole second week? Rotten. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell stays under 3ft. The only blip of interest is Tuesday morning the 14th, with a 1ft swell but a period of 12 seconds – that’s a longer period groundswell for such a small wave. Still, it’s a cross-onshore wind and a score of zero. Not going anywhere.

There’s one standout, but it’s a long way off and uncertain. Tuesday morning the 21st of July shows a jump in combined wave energy to 203 – that’s moderate energy. Swell hits 4ft from the NW, period 8 seconds. But the wind is onshore from the W, and the score is still zero. For an advanced spot like Boucau, 4ft is small, and with onshore wind, it’s a messy close-out. Not the gem we’re chasing. For the true standout? Honestly, there isn’t one. The best on offer is that Monday morning the 6th – clean, small, and ordinary.

Water temp is about average for the time of year. No major anomaly here. It’s a classic summer flat spell. For a spot that’s "fairly consistent" normally, this blank run is a bit of a bummer, but it happens. Forecasts can change. Stay hopeful.

Rusty.

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