Hourtin Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's coming down the line for Hourtin Plage.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, frustrating gap of about two weeks with no real quality surf on the cards. The first week is mostly tiny, messy stuff and the second week isn’t offering much redemption. Don't expect to be getting any barrels for a while.

To kick things off, the water temp is sitting at 75°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit.

We start on Sunday, August 9th. There's a tiny 1ft swell from the WNW (10-second period) with glassy conditions in the morning, so the ocean surface will be clean, but the wave energy is very weak (40). By the afternoon the wind cranks up to 12 mph from the NW, turning it choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

Monday the 10th is similar: a glassy morning but with the same tiny 1ft swell. The afternoon gets ruined again by a 12 mph cross-onshore. Tuesday and Wednesday are more of the same small, weak stuff with periods dropping to 8 seconds – just ugly, low-energy conditions.

We finally get a slight bump on Thursday the 13th morning. The swell picks up to 2ft from the west (9-second period) and it’s glassy clean. The energy is still weak (83), but it’s the cleanest the ocean will look all week. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. By Friday the 14th we see the energy climb to moderate (163) with a 3ft swell, but a 9 mph cross-onshore wind kills any quality.

The weekend of the 16th and 17th is no good either – messy wind and weak swell. Tuesday the 18th morning offers a bit of a reprieve with a cross-offshore wind and a 3ft WNW swell (8-second period). The conditions will look clean, but the wave quality will still be very average.

After that, we trail off into the second week. The swell fades badly, dipping to 0.7ft on Thursday the 20th. Even when we see a slight pulse on Saturday the 22nd afternoon (3ft, 9-second period, energy of 159), it's let down by cross-onshore wind. The end of the period, Sunday the 24th, sees the biggest swell at 4-4ft (8-second period) and moderate wave energy (161-175), but those 16 mph winds from the NNW will make it a choppy, windy mess. Not for the paddle surfer – that setup might look better for a kite.

Honestly, there are no true standouts in this 16-day window. It’s a dry spell, so don't stress – forecasts can change, and it never stays flat for good out here.

Rusty.

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