Hossegor - La Graviere Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Hossegor - La Graviere over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this is a tough one. We're looking at a long, frustrating stretch of tiny, onshore slop. The combined energy is barely registering, with values mostly under 100 (weak energy), which tells you all you need to know. It’s going to be a big fat zero for the first week and a half.

That makes the water temp a bit of a cruel joke. When we finally *might* get something, the water's sitting at a balmy 75°F, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year. You'll be sweating in your wetsuit for nothing.

So, get this: from Wednesday July 29th all the way through to Friday morning August 7th, it's pretty much a write-off. We're talking weak waist-high slop, short periods, and wind that just won't play ball. Some mornings you'll see glassy conditions on August 5th and 6th, but with swell heights of 1.0 ft, you’re just floating. Not surfable.

Now, here is the one tiny glimmer, and I mean *tiny*. On Friday morning August 7th, the stars almost align. We see a jump in swell to 4 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, and combined energy hits 239 (moderate energy). The wind goes glassy from the NNE. That's the cleanest window we will see, but the swell is weak and short period, so it will be fat and soft. For an advanced sandbar like La Graviere, it's barely a tickle.

The afternoon of that same day gets a bit more push, with 5 ft from the WNW and energy hitting 336, but the wind swings NNW at 12 mph, creating a nasty cross-chop. That’s expert territory size with terrible wind—no good for anyone.

Then on Saturday August 8th, we get a morning window with clean offshore wind from the East at 6 mph and a 4 ft WNW swell (energy 195). This is the only other moment that looks clean, but the swell is small and lacking any real punch.

Honestly, for a heavy-hitter like La Graviere (France), this outlook is a real bummer. The setup is so weak and wind-affected that for most of the next two weeks, the coast is going to look more interesting for a kite than a paddle. If you're dying for a surf, keep your eyes on that Friday August 7th and Saturday August 8th mornings, but don't expect any barrels.

Stay hopeful, the forecasts can always shift.

Rusty.

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