Fausse Passe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s run through what’s happening at Fausse Passe for the next couple of weeks. Honest truth: it’s a rough run for most of it. This is an advanced reef break that’s consistent and open to the SW, but the wind is a real pain in the neck for the first week or so. There’s a late window that could be a proper handful, but only for the experienced.

We start on Thursday the 6th of August with a fresh to strong offshore breeze – the faces are clean, but the wind is ripping, making it a battle to even get out. The swell is tiny at 3ft from the SSW with moderate energy (252). Not worth it. This carries on through Friday and the weekend, with the swell dropping to 2ft, then 1.0ft, and the wind staying strong or going cross-off. Energy is weak to moderate (45-152). Nothing doing.

Sunday the 9th has a light cross-shore breeze and a tiny, long-period SE swell at 1ft (14 seconds), but energy is only 65 – not enough push. Monday is clean but still flat at 1ft. Tuesday the 11th morning gives a brief moment of glass – a light breeze, 1ft SW swell, 16-second period, and energy at 80. It’s surfable but very ordinary. You might snag a couple of clean, weak runners, but it’s more a paddle than a surf.

The first real standout window opens on the 16th of August. Sunday the 16th brings a solid 8ft to 10ft SW groundswell with a moderate 11-12 second period. The wind goes cross-off from the SE, so those waves will be clean. The combined energy is massive (3516-4537). This is a serious swell – too big for anyone but experts. That afternoon session on Sunday the 16th is the pick of the whole forecast: clean, 10ft, SW swell, with the wind and tide lining up. It’s a big, powerful ocean out there. Expect it to be pumping, but you’ll need to know what you’re doing.

Monday the 17th keeps the swell up at 8ft-8ft from the SW, with moderate energy (2174-2382) and cross-off winds from the ESE. Still clean, still big, still expert-only. The wind picks up on Tuesday the 18th, getting fresh from the ESE, but the swell holds at 8ft with long-period energy (1558-1549). It’s a bit more blown out, but still surfable for the brave.

After that, the swell drops back into the 5ft to 6ft range through Wednesday and Thursday the 20th, with strong offshore winds on Thursday morning giving clean but punchy conditions. By Friday the 21st, it’s fading to 3ft from the SE, with moderate energy (558).

Overall, the first 10 days are a bust unless you’re just keen for a clean, tiny wave. The real action is that Sunday-Monday window around the 16th and 17th – that’s the standout, but it’s strictly for the advanced crew. Crowds are possible here at Fausse Passe, so on that Sunday afternoon, expect it to be busy if the word gets out.

Rusty.

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