Fausse Passe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin' for Fausse Passe over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first few days are a bit of a write-off. Saturday morning, we’ve got some waist-high slop around 4ft from the SSW, but with a nasty cross-shore wind and a lumpy chop, it’s a hard pass. The combined energy is weak (1037), and it just ain’t worth paddling out for. Saturday afternoon is a bit bigger, pushing 7ft, but the wind is still cross, making a mess of things. We’re sitting on the sidelines, waiting.

Now, Sunday the 2nd of August is where things get interesting. Big, solid S swell rolls in, hitting 10ft with a period of 12 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy (2451), and we’ve got a clean cross-offshore wind. The problem? This is a reef break, and 10ft is pushing it for most. This is expert territory only. The swell direction is Southerly, matching the break’s optimum, so the lines could be beautiful, but you’ll need your wits about you. Monday the 3rd holds similar size and conditions, still a big, clean 10ft from the S, but again, that’s a serious wave for anyone who isn’t a seasoned local.

The session to circle on your calendar, if you’re not a charger, is actually Saturday the 16th of August. Now, that’s a long way out, so take it with a grain of salt, but the models are flashing a massive long-period SSW groundswell with a period of 20 seconds and a monstrous combined energy of 4508. We’re looking at 8ft to 8ft of clean, lined-up reef wave. The wind is a strong cross-offshore, which will groom the faces perfectly. This is the standout of the window. It’s a big, powerful swell, so it’s still for experienced surfers, but the quality when it connects with that reef could be world-class.

In between, there’s a lot of small, clean days with offshore winds, but the swell is just too weak (energy under 1000) to get any real push. The water temp is sitting at a comfortable 72°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

So, the call is: the first big swell is for experts only on Sunday and Monday. The real gem, if it holds, is that long-period groundswell on the 16th of August. For the rest of the time, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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