LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook is pretty flat. We’re staring at a long dry spell with very little to get excited about. For the next week and a half, it’s mostly tiny, weak, and wind-affected waves. The only spot with anything to offer is L’Hermitage Left, a reef break that’s inconsistent and for advanced surfers only. It’s an exposed reef, so it needs a proper push to get going. The water is sitting at 77°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.

The best of a bad bunch shows up on Monday, August 31st in the afternoon. We’ll see a tiny 2ft NE swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s weak with only 70 combined energy. The wind goes glassy out of the north at 3 mph, so the surface will be clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. You’d be scratching for scraps. Crowds are possible here sometimes.

After that, late on Thursday, September 3rd afternoon, another little bump arrives—3ft from the SSE, period down at 6 seconds, energy at 84. That’s a messy windswell, but the glassy WNW wind at 3 mph could make it rideable for a few.

Between then and about Friday, September 11th, it’s a wasteland. Day after day of flat to near-flat conditions with cross-on or onshore winds. Even the glassy mornings show no swell. We’re looking at a solid 6 to 7 day gap where you’re better off doing something else.

Very late in the window, on Saturday, September 12th morning, there’s a tiny 1.0ft NE windswell. The highlight here is a moderate offshore breeze out of the NNE at 16 mph, so the surface will be clean. But it’s barely a ripple, with only 7 combined energy. Not worth paddling out for.

There’s nothing else in the whole 16-day period. The break rarely fires anyway, and a run of flatness like this isn’t unusual for the area. It’s a total bust for paddling. The only action might be if you’re into kiting.

Rusty.

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