Hourtin Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Hourtin Plage. Straight up, this isn’t a classic summer spell for us. The first week and a bit is pretty slim pickings, but there’s a little window of hope around the second week if you’re patient.

The forecast starts with Friday morning, 3rd July. There’s a small 3 ft swell from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds, giving us moderate wave energy (206). A north wind of 6 mph makes it cross-shore, so the surface is a bit rippled and conditions are marginal. Not one to get excited about.

Friday afternoon picks up to 4 ft from the WNW, but the wind swings NW at 12 mph, making it cross-onshore and choppy. The energy bumps up (327) but the quality drops. A pass.

Saturday morning, 4th July, is more promising. Swell drops to 4 ft from the WNW, period at 10 seconds, energy at 232. The wind shifts NE at 3 mph, giving us a light cross-offshore breeze. The surf is clean and the conditions are rated as good. This is the best of the early week by a long shot. The waves are small but tidy, and with the offshore wind the lines should hold up well at this exposed beach break.

Saturday afternoon gets messy again with NNW wind at 16 mph. Sunday morning, 5th July, has a tiny 2 ft swell (89 energy) with a NE cross-offshore breeze – clean but tiny. Not worth the paddle.

From Sunday afternoon right through until Tuesday morning, 14th July, the surf is consistently poor. Swells are mostly under 2 ft, winds are onshore or cross-shore, and the energy barely scrapes past 60. There’s a full week of flat, junk conditions. A proper dry spell.

Now, here’s the standout. Tuesday morning, 14th July. A new pulse of swell arrives: 2 ft from the W with a long period of 13 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy at 225, which is solid for the size. The wind is calm, glassy, zero mph. The water will be like a mirror. For a beach break like Hourtin Plage, that longer period can mean the waves jack up a bit more and offer some shape, but they can also close out. Still, with glassy conditions, this is the one to aim for. Clean, lined up, and very surfable.

Tuesday afternoon, the wind picks up again, so get on it early. The rest of the week into mid-July stays small and choppy, with onshore winds and weak swells. Friday morning, 17th July, sees another pulse: 4 ft from the WNW with a short 7-second period, cross-offshore breeze from the ESE at 9 mph. The energy is moderate (131), but that short period won’t give it much push. It’s surfable but ordinary.

Overall, the best bet is Saturday morning, 4th July, for a clean small-scale session, and the real highlight is Tuesday morning, 14th July, when glassy conditions and a nice groundswell line up. That Tuesday window is the one to keep an eye on. The rest? You’ll be watching the horizon more than riding it.

Rusty.

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