Boucau Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, checking in with the long-range look for Boucau. Let's be straight with you: there's a lot of quiet days ahead before things get interesting.

It's a slow start. For the first six or seven days we're looking at some seriously small, weak surf with mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. Don't expect much size at all. The water temperature is sitting around 77°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that's the standout feature of this early period.

Things begin to change around the morning of Thursday, August 20th. The combined energy jumps from almost nothing to a moderate 149, with a long-period swell of 11 seconds from the NW. The wind is light and cross-offshore, cleaning things up nicely. The waves are still small at 2 ft, but conditions are surfable.

Now, the morning of Friday, August 21st is the real standout in this entire forecast. You get a solid 5 ft of swell from the NW with a long 11-second period. The combined energy rockets to a strong 558. Best of all, a light offshore breeze from the NE (3 mph) will have those waves looking glassy. The guidance gives this spot top marks for a reason. This is a window for advanced surfers to score some proper waves. The afternoon on that same day gets messy, so make it a dawn mission.

The morning of Saturday, August 22nd, offers another good session. It's smaller than Friday, at 4 ft, but with glassy conditions and clean lines from a NW swell (period 10 seconds). The energy is at a solid 210. It’ll be a good one, but Friday morning is your best bet.

After the 22nd, the pattern gets messy again. There’s a pulse on Tuesday morning, August 25th, with a clean 3 ft wave and an offshore easterly, but it’s very ordinary. The next real highlight comes early on Wednesday, August 26th. A clean offshore wind from the East (6 mph) should groom a 2 ft, but very long-period (12 seconds) NW swell. The energy is a solid 266. It's a steep, clean option for the loggers before the wind switches.

The rest of the outlook into the 30th is filled with cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions. A few mornings offer a glimmer with light winds, like Friday, August 28th, but the energy is down and the quality isn't there.

In short: The first week is a write-off. The one genuine standout to pencil in is the morning of Friday, August 21st for size and offshore perfection. Early on the 22nd is a good backup, and the 26th could be fun for those on longer boards.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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