LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for L'Hermitage Left over the next couple weeks.

Honestly, this is a flat spell. From the start of July through the middle of the month, there’s almost nothing worth paddling for. Tiny swells, weak energy, poor surf quality. The mornings get glassy from the 8th onward, but the waves are under 2 feet with combined energy readings between 9 and 36 – that’s barely enough to float a log. No standout.

You get a little period bump on the 11th, 11 seconds, but the height is still under 2 ft. The morning of the 11th has a clean cross-off breeze from the north, still, you’re surfing micro waves. The combined energy is 40 – weak.

Then from the 14th through the 16th, it’s a total blank. No swell at all. The models show nothing.

The morning of the 17th shows a 2 ft northeast swell with a 10-second period and combined energy of 60. That’s still weak, but the east cross-off wind cleans it up. You might squeeze out a couple, but it’s ordinary.

The best chance comes on Monday, 20th July. The morning shows 5 ft from the southeast with a short 6-second period and combined energy of 174 – moderate. By Monday afternoon, it bumps to 5 ft from the south-southeast, still 6 seconds, but combined energy jumps to 217. It’s glassy from the west. That’s your standout. The period is short so the waves will be a bit soft, but it’s the biggest pulse of the month. The break is an advanced reef, inconsistent, and sometimes crowded, but if you’re after any kind of wave in this dry run, that afternoon on the 20th is it. The swell direction is not ideal – northeast is the optimum – but beggars can’t be choosers.

The morning of the 21st drops to a tiny 0.6 ft with an 11-second period from the east-northeast and combined energy of 18. Back to flat.

So best on offer: the afternoon of Monday, 20th July. 5 ft from the south-southeast, glassy, moderate energy (217). Everything else is a scratch.

Rusty.

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