Fausse Passe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next couple of weeks are looking a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s break it down day by day, focusing on when you should actually bother getting wet.

The main story for the next week is small, weak, and mostly blown-out surf. We kick off on Tuesday the 4th with the only real swell of the first stretch, but it’s coming with a strong east wind. Fausse Passe (Reunion) will be seeing waves around 4ft with a long 18s period from the SSW, but that cross-off breeze is going to be messing with the surface. The energy is there (1831), but it’s not going to be pretty. The clean lines will be there but the wind will be a fight. Wednesday the 5th sees the swell start to fade and the wind pick up even more, making it a write-off. By Thursday the 6th, the swell has dropped right off, but we get a proper offshore wind. You’ll see clean, glassy conditions, but with waves only around 3ft, it’s just not doing much.

Then we hit a real flat spell. From Friday the 7th through to Wednesday the 12th, the surf is just about non-existent, with the wave heights dropping below 1ft. The energy readings are weak (mostly under 100), just a lot of nothing. Even though some days offer clean conditions, there’s simply no push. You’re better off doing something else. This is a solid 6-day gap with no real surf on offer.

Things start to rumble again on Thursday the 14th. We’ve got a new SSW swell building, with waves around 3-3ft and a 17s period. The energy is building too (514, then 854). But it’s coming with a cross-onshore wind, so it’s going to be lumpy and messy. It’s surfable, but you’ll be hunting for the clean ones.

Here’s where it gets interesting. The standout is shaping up to be Saturday the 15th of August. We get a solid push of SW swell, jumping right up to around 8ft with an energy reading in the thousands (2279-2992). This is the real deal. But the wind is going to be onshore, making conditions choppy and challenging. This is a powerful swell, over 8ft, so it’s strictly for experts. The period is around 12-13s, which is workable. The wind will be the issue, but the size is undeniable.

Sunday the 16th still has plenty of size, around 7ft, but the wind is forecast to be directly onshore. It’s going to be big but messy. After that, the swell backs off again into the 5ft to 6ft range for the start of the following week, but the wind stays onshore, keeping things poor.

So, if you’re looking for the best of what’s on offer, that Saturday the 15th is the big one. It’s got the power, but it won’t be clean. Keep your expectations low for the rest of the window. The water temp is at a normal 72°F for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Rusty out.

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