Fausse Passe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Fausse Passe. This is a solid reef break that needs a specific swell direction to really shine, and over the next couple of weeks, we’ve got a mixed bag. The first few days are pretty average, but there’s one standout window that’s going to be the real deal. It’s worth waiting for.

Right now, we’re in a bit of a lull. Tuesday has no real go – just 2ft of short-period, low-energy SE swell (165), and a fresh east wind that’s not helping. Wednesday is still marginal with a 2ft pulse from the SSW (258), but the period jumps to 13 seconds, which is a groundswell. The wind is still cross-off though, so it’s not clean enough to get excited.

Thursday morning, the 16th, is where it starts to get interesting. The swell pushes to 5ft from the SSW with a very long period of 16 seconds and the combined energy hits 1045 – that’s moderate to strong. The wind is glassy, absolutely zero. This is the standout morning. The wave quality for experienced surfers is excellent, and the water temp is about average for the time of year – nothing unusual there. This is the pick of the bunch. The swell direction from the SSW is right in the optimum window for this reef, so you’re going to get some proper, lined-up waves. The crowd factor is “sometimes”, so you might have a few others out, but it’s not a circus.

Thursday afternoon stays clean with a light breeze and 5ft SSW swell (857). Friday morning and Saturday morning are also glassy, with 4ft and 4ft SSW swell respectively, but both are a step down in energy (450-885). Still, clean conditions make them very surfable.

Sunday morning the 19th brings another spike: 4ft SSW swell, 14-second period, and a massive 1289 combined energy. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean. This is another excellent session for experienced surfers. The afternoon sees a 4ft, 20-second period groundswell, but the wind turns onshore, so it’s messy.

Now, we hit a rough patch. From Monday the 20th through to the 23rd, the swell gets too big for this break, with heights up to 12ft and strong onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy readings are huge (over 3000 and 4736), but it’s just too much and the conditions are poor. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it’s not going to be clean. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Things settle down again from the 25th onwards. The 26th has a 5ft SSW groundswell with a long 18-second period (1231), and while the wind is a bit cross-on, it’s light. By the 28th, we’re back to smaller, cleaner conditions with 3ft SSW swell and glassy wind – a nice, mellow finisher for the period.

Overall, the absolute best session is Thursday morning, July 16th. That glassy, long-period SSW groundswell at 5ft is going to be firing at Fausse Passe. Don’t miss it.

- Rusty

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