LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about L'Hermitage Left. Gonna be a tough couple of weeks for anyone hoping to score a proper wave here. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak conditions that just aren’t worth paddling out for. The first real chance of anything doesn't show up until the very end of the first week, but even then, it’s nothing to write home about.

Right off the bat, Sunday the 6th is a write-off. Only 1 ft of swell out of the NE with a short 8-second period, and a weak energy reading of just 9. To make matters worse, you've got a light onshore breeze messing things up. It’s just poor.

We drift into Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th with even less going on. Swell drops to nothing or near-nothing, and the wind stays messy. Tuesday sees a flat spell with a cross-shore breeze that’ll just chop up any hope of a ripple. This flat, poor-quality stretch just keeps rolling on. Wednesday the 9th, Thursday the 10th, and Friday the 11th are all the same story – flat and poor. You’ll get some glassy moments on Thursday and Friday mornings, but with no swell to speak of, it's just a pretty lake out there.

Finally, on Saturday the 12th of September, we see a little bump. The morning brings 2 ft from the NE with a 10-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 54. That's still in the weak range, but it's the best we've seen. The wind is glassy, so the surface will be clean. It's tiny, but if you’re desperate for a slide on a longboard, this is your window. The afternoon drops off again with a short-period 2 ft wave and energy crashing down to 17. Not worth hanging around for.

After that little tease, it's back to the doldrums. Sunday the 13th is flat again. The rest of the second week is a rinse and repeat of tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells, mostly from the NE, with periods all over the shop but rarely offering any real push. The energy levels bounce around but never break out of that weak category, with the highest being 71 on the afternoon of Friday the 18th. That might sound promising, but with a 7-second period and a light cross-shore breeze, it's still going to be a frustrating, weak mess.

Honestly, if you’re an advanced surfer looking for a challenge, L'Hermitage Left is a reef break that’s inconsistent and rarely breaks with any real quality. With this forecast, you're better off leaving the board at home. The water temp was a touch warmer than normal at 76° on that first Sunday, but that’s about the only noteworthy thing. For the whole 16-day run, there’s just nothing that stands out as a session worth chasing. This is one of those periods where the surf just isn’t happening.

Rusty.

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