Hossegor - La Graviere Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin’ at the lineup for Hossegor - La Graviere. Gotta be honest with you, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. The water is sittin’ at a warm 73°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a late summer treat.

We’re lookin’ at a real slow start. The first solid chance to get wet doesn’t roll in until Thursday morning, the 10th of September. Before that, there’s a lot of onshore wind and poor conditions muckin’ things up. There’s a little pulse on Wednesday the 9th, but the morning brings rain and a messy 6ft cross-shore swell, not worth paddlin’ out for.

Now, Thursday the 10th of September is our first real standout. Head down first thing in the morning. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the NW, but the magic is in the wind: glassy, dead calm from the East. That’s a major positive, it’ll be pure, clean faces out there (combined energy is moderate at 358). The swell period is a solid 10 seconds, meanin’ good shape. This is the best session of the whole first week, no question.

The surf drops right off after that. Friday and Saturday mornings the 11th and 12th are tiny and glassy but very ordinary, with waves around 2ft to 3ft (energy levels under 100, real weak). Not enough push for a proper session, just a splash around.

We get a nice surprise on Sunday the 13th of September – another morning glass-off, this time with a cross-offshore from the SE. The swell is only 2ft but it’s got a long period of 13 seconds, which brings some real quality and shape (energy is back up to moderate at 250). For a small wave board, this could be fun and clean. The afternoon gets a bit cross-shore and loses some points.

Then the second week hits, and the wind turns ugly. From Monday the 14th all the way through to Friday the 18th, it’s a solid block of onshore wind from the west and northwest, mixin’ up waves around 4ft to 4ft into messy, poor conditions. Not your friend.

Lookin' further out, Saturday the 19th of September looks promising again. A morning session with a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NNE and a 4ft NW swell. The period is a nice 12 seconds, and energy is strong at 425. This one could be a hidden gem if the forecast holds. After that, the very end of the window on Monday the 21st is tiny and glassy but only 1ft.

So, the call is clear: Thursday the 10th of September, early is the winner. Glassy, clean, and a proper size. The Sunday the 13th is a fun second option for the clean conditions if you’ve got a log. For the experts, that Saturday the 19th morning looks like it has the most juice and cleanest lines in the second week.

Rusty out.

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