LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for L’Hermitage Left over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water is sitting at about 77°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Nice, but you won't need a thick suit.

Honestly, the opening days of the outlook are a bit of a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week are seeing essentially no surfable energy – the combined swell energy is a weak 0 to 13. You won't be getting wet for a proper wave. Things remain flat and poor right through to the end of the first week.

We finally see a flicker of life on Saturday the 11th of July. The morning brings a tiny 2ft NE swell, and the wind goes glassy. The combined energy is still weak at 64, and the conditions are described as "surfable but very ordinary." It's not going to be a day to remember, but if you're desperate for a paddle, it’s the first sign of life. The period is a short 10 seconds, so it's windswell, not groundswell.

Sunday the 12th gets messy with cross-shore winds and rain, so that’s a no from me. The following week remains very quiet with swell dropping back to the 1ft to 2ft range and periods consistently under 8 seconds. The combined energy stays in the weak two-digit range, peaking at 88 on Monday the 13th, but the waves are still described as "very ordinary."

The only real standout in the whole 16-day window happens on Saturday the 19th of July. We get a jump in swell size to 3ft from the SSE. The wind is glassy in the morning, which is crucial for this reef break – it’ll be clean. The combined energy hits a moderate 58. It's not a huge swell, but after so many flat days, it's the one to chase. The period is short at 5 seconds, so it won't have that groundswell push, but the clean conditions and the fact it’s the only notable bump make it your best bet. L’Hermitage Left is an advanced reef that breaks inconsistently, so you need to know what you're doing there. It’s also worth knowing it can get crowded sometimes.

The outlook then fades back into tiny, poor conditions through the 20th, 21st, and 22nd of July – with Sunday the 21st showing a strong 12 mph cross-shore wind that will chop everything up.

So, to wrap it up: it's a lean period. Don't expect much until Saturday the 19th of July. That morning looks like your one and only proper chance for a clean session on that reef, albeit with small, weak swell. Everything else is flat or ordinary.

Rusty.

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