Hossegor - La Centrale Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming up for the region.

Right off the bat, the first few days are pretty lean. Friday morning, September 4th, there’s something surfable at Hossegor - La Centrale, but it’s tiny. We’ve got 2ft of swell from the west-northwest, a 9-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 80. The water is sitting at 74°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a solid 4° above the average. It’s glassy and offshore, but the waves are just too small and weak to get stoked about.

Saturday morning, September 5th, we finally see a bit of life. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the same west-northwest direction, period stretches to 9 seconds, and the energy jumps to 233. Clean conditions with a light east offshore wind. A proper surfable window, but still on the small side.

The real standout of the whole 16-day window is Wednesday morning, September 16th. This is the one to mark on the calendar. Hossegor - La Centrale gets a solid 5ft swell from the northwest, 10-second period, and the combined energy is a strong 508. It’s glassy with a light northeast breeze, so the surface will be clean. This is the best on offer – good size, right direction, and clean waves. The afternoon gets chopped up by a cross-onshore wind, so make sure you’re out there early. That wave height is over 5ft, so it’s getting too big for beginners, but for anyone with a bit of experience, this is the session.

Before that, Sunday morning September 13th is also worth your time. Same spot, 5ft from the northwest, 11-second period, energy of 471, and a clean offshore wind from the east-northeast. That’s a solid, clean morning. Again, the afternoon wind ruins it, so go early.

There’s a lot of ordinary days in between. After the 13th, the wind turns onshore or cross-shore for days, and the swell drops back under 3ft. The period between the 13th and the 16th is mostly poor, with only a couple of clean but small windows – like the morning of the 14th with a clean 3ft and the morning of the 15th with a clean 3ft. Nothing to get worked up about.

After the 16th, it trails off again. Thursday morning September 17th offers a clean, glassy 4ft from the west-northwest, energy of 260, but the wind turns onshore in the afternoon. Friday and Saturday are back to ordinary, small surf.

The season’s running a bit warm and inconsistent right now, but that Wednesday the 16th is the real bright spot. Don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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