Hossegor - La Centrale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – right now, Hossegor - La Centrale is in a proper flat spell. Don’t bother paddling out for the next week and a half; it’s just a whole lot of nothing.

We kick off on Thursday the 13th of August with tiny, weak dribble. The swell is only 2ft from the west with a shocking 10-second period. The water here is a touch warmer than normal at 75°, about 4° above average for the time of year, which is notable. But with a light cross-onshore breeze on it, combined energy is only 83 – weak as weak can be. That’s a hard skip.

Friday the 14th through to Monday the 17th stays in that same miserable groove. Swell heights wobble between 2ft and 4ft, periods are short (7 to 10 seconds), and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore. It’s choppy and uninspiring. The energy readings stay in the weak range (64 to 138). Nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th are even smaller and flatter. We’re down to 1ft to 2ft with periods as low as 5 to 6 seconds. Wednesday morning does go glassy, but with only 1ft and an energy reading of 15, it’s just a slick, flat lake. Not surfable.

Thursday the 20th through Saturday the 22nd is more of the same – tiny, weak windswell with energy up to 141 but no quality. Sunday the 23rd morning goes glassy again with a light breeze from the SSE, but the swell is only 1ft. Later that afternoon, a messy 5ft from the WNW appears with 6-second period and a cross-shore wind – energy hits 146, but it’s junk.

Now, here’s the standout. It’s a long way off, but mark your calendar for Monday the 24th of August. This is the one to watch. Early morning it goes dead glassy with an 8ft swell from the WNW, period 9 seconds. The combined energy rockets up to 992, which is strong, and they’re calling for “very good surf conditions.” That’s the size where it’s getting big. For experts only. The afternoon pulse gets even bigger at 10ft with energy at 1441, but it might be too big even for this exposed beach break – they say the swell is predicted to be too big for the break. Still, the morning glass-off with that size is the best on offer across the whole outlook.

Tuesday the 25th keeps a bit of size coming down to 5ft from the WNW, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ESE making things clean. Energy is still pumping at 377, so that’s a solid moderate session for the more experienced crew.

After that, it all fades fast. Wednesday the 26th drops to 2ft-3ft, and from Thursday the 27th through Friday the 28th we’re back in the weak zone with heights around 2ft to 4ft and onshore or cross-onshore winds. Not worth the wetsuit.

So, bottom line: the spot is flat until the 24th. One true standout on Monday morning, 24th August – 8ft, glassy, expert-level waves. Get ready for that one.

Rusty.

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