Hossegor - La Graviere Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a good hard look at what’s coming up for La Graviere.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for Hossegor. The outlook is pretty grim for the next two weeks. We’re looking at a long, frustrating run of tiny, weak swell and poor conditions that’s gonna test your patience. The first real glimmer of anything decent doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 12th, and even that is a long way off from being a classic. There’s a gap of a couple of days with absolutely nothing to recommend before we get to that.

For the most part, the swell is tiny, mostly around 2ft to 3ft, and coming from the NW. The wave energy is very low, often sitting under 100 – we’re talking 86, 67, 65 – just not enough push to get excited about. And the wind is the real killer. It’s constantly onshore or cross-onshore from the west or northwest, chopping up what little wave there is.

Wednesday, August 12th is the first day that even gets a mention. The morning session is the standout here, and it’s only because the wind goes completely glassy. You’ll have a clean, mirror-like surface, but the waves are still just 2ft of short-period NW windswell. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary – the kind of day you take out a foamie to get wet, not a step-up.

After that, it’s back to the grind. The next window of hope is Monday, August 17th in the morning. An offshore breeze from the east (6 mph) finally cleans things up on those same tiny 2-3ft NW swells. It’ll be clean, but still small and weak.

Then there’s Wednesday, August 19th. Another glassy morning with 3ft of NW swell. Again, the conditions are perfect, but the swell just doesn't have the size or power to make it a ripper.

For the last week, from the 20th onwards, the swell tries to push up a bit, hitting 3-4ft, but the wind is a mess. The energy numbers climb into the 130s and 140s, which is moderate, but it’s all getting wrecked by the wind. The Friday the 21st morning session looks like a last gasp – glassy conditions again with 3ft of NW swell – but the afternoon gets messy.

Honestly, the best wave of the whole period might be the Wednesday, August 19th morning glass-off, or the Friday, August 21st morning. For a break like La Graviere, it’s a frustrating outlook. We’re waiting for a real swell.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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