Hossegor - La Graviere Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Hossegor - La Graviere over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s some real promise later on.

First up, the water is sitting at a warm 74° – that’s 4° warmer than usual for this time of year, so you can leave the wetsuit at home for now.

The week kicks off with a bit of a whimper. Thursday afternoon the 3rd is a write-off: only 3 ft of weak, short-period NW windswell with a nasty cross-shore wind chopping it up. The combined energy is a measly 75, so don’t even bother paddling out.

Friday the 4th morning is a tease. We get a glassy 2 ft WNW swell (87 energy), but it’s just too small and weak to get excited about – surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon goes straight back to junk with a cross-onshore.

Saturday the 5th morning is where we start to see a glimmer. Glassy conditions with 3 ft of WNW swell, and the combined energy jumps to 233 – moderate. This is the best of the first few days. Get on it early before the wind swings around to a cross-onshore in the afternoon and the swell bumps up to 5 ft with a longer 13-second period. That afternoon session looks marginal, a bit too fat and choppy for a sandbar.

Sunday the 6th morning is the standout of the first week. Clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze, and a solid 5 ft NW swell (551 energy) with a nice 12-second period. The waves will have some punch and shape. Afternoon turns onshore, so make the most of the morning.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are a mixed bag of small, weak, and onshore. Not worth planning around. We get a little pulse of long-period (15-second) groundswell on Monday morning, but it’s only 2 ft and the wind is cross-on, so it’s a no-go.

Wednesday the 9th morning brings another chance with glassy conditions and 4 ft of NW swell (205 energy). The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but clean.

There’s a long gap of mediocrity through to the end of the first week and into the start of the second. Thursday the 10th, Friday the 11th, and Saturday the 12th are all pretty poor – small, weak, or onshore. Sunday the 13th is where we get the real standout of the entire outlook. That’s 10 days out, so keep an eye on the charts, but the potential is there. Sunday morning the 13th of September is looking like a ripper: clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, and a proper 5 ft NW groundswell (809 energy) with a 13-second period. That’s a solid, powerful swell for La Graviere. It’ll be big enough to handle the sandbars, but not out of control for experienced surfers.

Monday the 14th through to the end of the outlook on Friday the 18th is mostly small or onshore. There’s a small window on Wednesday the 16th afternoon with a clean cross-offshore and 4 ft of NW swell (258 energy) that’s worth a look, but nothing compares to that Sunday the 13th morning.

So, the two real standouts: Saturday the 5th morning for a clean, fun-sized session, and the big one – Sunday morning the 13th for proper, powerful, clean groundswell. Don’t sleep on that one.

Rusty.

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