Fausse Passe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking the local surf. Gotta be honest, the first week is a real grim stretch. The first few days have tiny, weak swell, and the wind is just off. There’s a big gap of nearly a week of barely surfable, ordinary conditions.

Starting off, Saturday, August 8th, there’s practically nothing. A tiny 1.0ft SSW swell with a long period, but the energy is weak (45). The wind is offshore, which is perfect, but it’s just too small to get pumped about. Sunday and Monday are even worse with the wind swinging onshore. Don’t even bother.

Things shift on Thursday, August 13th, but the wind is bad and the swell is still small. Friday, August 14th, the swell jumps to 4ft from the SSW, but with a short period of 8 seconds and cross-shore wind, it’s a messy, choppy mess. Not worth it.

The real standout arrives in the second week. Saturday, August 15th is the first good window. The swell builds to a solid 7ft from the SSW, direction is just right for Fausse Passe. The energy is strong (1167), and it’s clean with a cross-off wind. This is a big wave – over 8ft, it’s for experienced surfers only. The period is 10 seconds, which is workable, and the water temp is a warm 72°, which is about average for this time of year.

The best of the best, the one to circle on your calendar, is Monday, August 17th. The afternoon brings a pumping 8ft swell from the SSE with a long 17-second period and massive energy (3631). The wind is cross-off and clean. This is a serious, powerful, long-period groundswell hitting the reef. That kind of period will draw nice lines, but it might be a bit straight for the beachbreaks. For a reef like Fausse Passe, this is dynamite. It’s a big, expert-level session.

The following Wednesday, August 19th, sees another window. The afternoon delivers 5ft from the SSE, with moderate offshore wind from the ENE. The energy is strong (1036), and the conditions are clean. This is a solid option for experienced surfers, but it’s not quite the standout of the 17th.

After that, the quality drops off. The surf gets smaller, the wind picks up, and the period drops. The rest of the run into the 23rd looks like a washout with weak, onshore winds and fading swell.

So, here’s the bottom line: The first week is a write-off. The real action is that Saturday, August 15th to Monday, August 17th window. The Monday afternoon session on the 17th is the true standout – big, powerful, and clean. If you’re advanced and can handle the size, that’s the one. The Wednesday afternoon on the 19th is a solid backup, but it’s not the same quality. The rest is a gamble.

Rusty.

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