Fausse Passe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Grab a coffee, let's look at what's coming for Fausse Passe. The early part is a real struggle. There's a run of tiny, weak swell and a few days of bad wind, so don't even think about paddling out until the middle of next week. There's a big gap of poor conditions from Monday, August 10th right through to the morning of Tuesday, August 12th.

The first real sign of life comes Wednesday morning, August 12th. It's only 1 ft of southwest groundswell, but the period is a lovely long 19 seconds and the wind goes glassy. The combined energy is still only moderate (102), so it's not powerful, but you'll find a clean, lined-up little runner if you're patient. It's a reef, so that long period will wrap in nicely. The vibe is ordinary but it's surfable.

Thursday, August 13th gets messy again with a building bump of 2 ft swell and onshore wind, so that's a write-off.

The real standout window kicks off from the morning of Sunday, August 16th. That's your target. We see a solid 6 ft to 7 ft of southwest groundswell pushing in with a very long 17-18 second period. The combined energy is strong, hitting 2741 and then 2555. Wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SSE, so the reef at Fausse Passe should be holding nice, well-shaped lines. It's a little punchy for beginners at that size, but for the experienced crew, this is going to be the pick of the whole run, and it may get a little busy as the crowd can pop up here sometimes.

Monday, August 17th keeps the quality up, with 5 ft to 8 ft of southwest-to-south swell and clean cross-off winds, although the size on the afternoon session starts getting into the expert-only zone.

The next one to flag is Wednesday, August 19th. The morning has a clean offshore breeze from the ENE and 6 ft swell, but the afternoon is the big one: 10 ft of southeast swell, again with clean offshore wind. The combined energy is very strong at 1759. But you need to be cautious here – the forecast says this may be *too big* for the break to work well, so it's an expert-only call if it cleans up. That is a serious amount of water moving around.

Beyond that, the forecast gets messy again from Thursday, August 20th onward, with strong onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions that just aren't worth it.

So, the short version: forget the first week. Your best shots are Sunday, August 16th and Monday, August 17th for quality, lined-up reef waves, and then maybe Wednesday, August 19th for the big-wave crew only.

Rusty.

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