LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get straight to it. It’s Rusty.

Well, I’ll level with ya – this forecast window is a bit of a flat spell for L'Hermitage Left (Reunion). This spot is a tricky reef setup, advanced only, and it’s inconsistent at the best of times. Over the next 16 days, there’s barely a whisper of proper surf, and nothing that’s worth paddling out for.

We start on Friday the 11th of September with a tiny 1ft NE swell, period around 8 seconds, and combined wave energy is weak at just 20. Winds are glassy in the morning, but the surf is just too small and weak – it’s a poor surf condition. Saturday the 12th is similar, with 2ft and a super short 5-second period in the morning, energy only 13. The afternoon shows a slight improvement with a 1ft, 11-second swell (energy 40), but still well below what this reef needs to work.

Sunday the 13th through the middle of the following week see no measurable surf at all – energy readings are zero. That’s a long, empty stretch.

We get a little pulse of energy on Friday the 18th of September: NE swell, 2ft, period bumps up to 10 seconds, and combined energy reaches 50 in the morning and 54 in the afternoon. Winds are glassy or light. But even then, it’s still marked poor surf conditions. The swell is just too small to push over this reef properly.

Saturday the 19th offers similar numbers – 1ft to 2ft, period 10-11 seconds, energy in the 35-55 range, and glassy conditions. Clean, but tiny. The same story repeats on Sunday the 20th and into the following week – little scraps of NE swell, periods around 7-10 seconds, but nothing that breaks with any real power.

From Tuesday the 22nd of September all the way through to Saturday the 26th, the guidance shows zero swell energy, day after day. Just flat, calm water and clean skies – good for a paddle, not a wave.

Honestly, this stretch is a complete write-off for surf. The combination of weak energy (all readings under 100), small heights under 2ft, and the spot’s inconsistency means there is no standout – not even a single morning worth getting excited about. For a reef that needs a solid NE groundswell and a clean offshore wind, this forecast offers neither the size nor the consistency.

If you’re desperate, the best of a bad lot is Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of September – glassy mornings, a little 2ft NE swell with a 10-11 second period. But that’s barely ankle-snappers. It’s a kitesurfing kind of week out here, not a surfing one.

Rusty

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