Hossegor - La Graviere Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and settle in, because we’re looking at a pretty quiet stretch ahead for Hossegor - La Graviere. The short story is: the coming days are all about tiny, choppy, and mostly onshore wind. There’s a real lack of any proper swell energy to get excited about, and the wind just won’t play ball for most of the forecast. We’re looking at a long gap of very ordinary conditions before any real pulse arrives.

For the first week, basically from Monday the 10th of August all the way through to the morning of Sunday the 23rd, the surf is largely a write-off. Swell heights are tiny, mostly between 1 ft and 3 ft, and the wind is nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, which is going to leave that water feeling choppy and messy. The combined swell energy is weak, reading between 34 and 196 (weak to moderate), so there’s just no power in the water. There’s a few moments – like Wednesday morning the 12th and Tuesday morning the 18th – where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is literally 2 ft, making it basically a lake paddle. The water temp is sitting at 75°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll feel nice on the skin.

The real standout, and the only one worth talking about, doesn’t arrive until the second week. Look at the morning of Tuesday the 25th of August. That’s the window. We’ve got a clean 4 ft swell from the NW, with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind is a light offshore out of the NW, turning glassy. The combined swell energy is a solid 252 (moderate), and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the one. For a sandbar setup like La Graviere, that light offshore wind is going to groom the waves into clean, workable lines. The swell is manageable for most intermediate and advanced surfers, but it’s not overly big, so it won’t be pumping enough to separate the pack. The crowd factor is a “sometimes” here, so you can expect company, but it’s worth it for that session.

The rest of the second week is a mixed bag. The afternoon of the 24th is actually bigger, with 5 ft to 5 ft swell, but the wind is a cross-onshore, making it messy and choppy. That’s raw, unruly power with a combined energy of 509 (strong), but the wind ruins it. That’s more of a kitesurfing setup than a clean paddle session. The following days go back to tiny and weak, with the 19th and 20th offering some cleaner, cross-offshore winds but with tiny 1 ft to 3 ft surf.

So, if you’re holding out, keep your eyes on that Tuesday the 25th morning. It’s the only real window of clean, surfable waves in the whole 16 days. The rest of the time, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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