LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you—this stretch of the forecast is a tough one. For the next 16 days there’s nothing that’s really worth paddling out for. The whole period is a write-off for decent surf. The swell just isn’t showing up, and when it does, it’s tiny, short-period slop that’s barely breaking. The wind and conditions are all over the place, but none of it lines up to make anything good.

The only break we’ve got to look at is L’Hermitage Left (Réunion). It’s a reef setup, inconsistent, and it only really works with a solid north swell. That’s not happening. You’ll see a few tiny pulses here and there, but nothing that’s going to get your heart racing.

Starting off, Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th, there’s no swell at all or just 2 ft of wind-affected junk from the NW with a pathetic 4-second period. The wind is cross-off or cross-on, so it’s messy. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are the same story—tiny 1 ft to 2 ft waves with onshore winds and choppy conditions. Monday the 20th through Wednesday the 22nd are completely flat, just glassy water with no energy. The combined swell energy is zero (0) for most of these days.

Then on Thursday the 23rd, we get a tiny 1 ft NE swell with a 9-second period, but it’s ridiculously weak, with combined energy of just 13. That’s barely a ripple. Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th are flat again until Saturday afternoon, when a 4 ft SSE swell shows up with a 5-second period. The combined energy jumps to 118, so it’s moderate, but the period is so short it’s just a messy, bumpy closeout. The wind is glassy, but the wave quality is described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”—and that’s being kind. This is the closest thing to a pulse, but it’s not worth the drive.

The rest of the period from Sunday the 26th through to Friday the 31st is a mix of flat days and tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells with poor wind. There’s a bit of NE swell with a 9-11 second period on the 27th and 29th, but with combined energy in the 20s and 30s, it’s just not enough to overcome the onshore or cross-shore winds. By Thursday the 30th we’re back to glassy flatness.

Honestly, if you’re looking for a paddle, you’re better off staying home. The few small signals we get are too weak, too short-period, and the winds never cooperate. Sometimes a blank run like this is just the way it goes around here. Hang tight—forecasts can change, and it won’t stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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