La Govelle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you about what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim run. Looking at the whole 16-day window, the wave energy is just not there. We’re talking tiny, weak swells for the entire stretch, with combined energy readings barely nudging into double digits most days, and only occasionally hitting the low hundreds. The water temp is sitting at 68°F which is bang on average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you’re sitting there bobbing around. For La Govelle, a reef break that’s fairly consistent, it’s a real dry spell. The optimum swell is from the SW, but the swell direction we’re seeing is mostly W or WNW, never really matching that sweet spot.

We start on Sunday the 9th of August with next to nothing. Swell is a pathetic 0.7ft from the west, period at 9 seconds, and energy is just 9. It’s clean in the morning with a light cross wind, but there’s just no wave to ride. Afternoon gets a bit of a breeze, but still the same story – poor surf. This flat spell carries right through the first week. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th see similar tiny 0.7ft – 1ft slop, with the wind shifting around but the waves never materialising. The energy stays below 41 most of the time through until Thursday the 14th. On Friday morning the 14th of August, there’s a small window: 2ft swell, 10 second period from the west, with a gentle NNW cross-offshore wind. The surf is clean, but the wave comment is “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. It’s the best we’ve seen but that’s not saying much, with energy only at 73.

The second week doesn’t get much better. We get a few pulses of slightly more energy – like Thursday afternoon the 20th of August hitting 115, or Friday morning the 21st of August with fresh offshore winds. The swell directions are still from the W or NW, and it’s the same story: tiny waves, 1ft to 2ft, with periods all over the place. The wind turns offshore on the 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of August, blowing at 15-22 mph from the NE or NNE, which would normally be a dream, but with only 1ft of weak swell, you’re just looking at a clean, flat ocean. That’s more of a kite-surfing breeze than a surfing wave. The water stays clean but the energy never builds. Even the longest period we see, 12 seconds on Thursday morning the 20th, only brings 33 energy and 1ft.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. No gem to highlight. If you’re absolutely desperate, the Thursday morning of the 20th of August has an offshore wind and the water is clean, but we’re talking a 1ft swell with a 12-second period – you’ll be waiting an age for a waist-high dribbler. It’s a quiet period for La Govelle. Given the area, a blank run like this isn’t uncommon, but forecasts can always change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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