La Sauzaie Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's cooking at La Sauzaie. Gotta be straight with you—the next week and a half is mostly a battle with the wind. Some swell shows up, but the conditions are rarely on our side. Gonna be a waiting game for the real highlight.

For the first few days, through Wednesday and Thursday, it's tiny. Swell is only 1ft to 2ft out of the west or west-northwest, and the onshore or cross-onshore wind has it all choppy and messed up. The combined energy is weak, between 26 and 60. Not worth getting wet.

Friday morning, the 4th of September, is a small step up. Swell is 2ft from the west, but the wind goes light and cross-offshore from the north-northwest. It'll be clean, and the wave energy hits a moderate 64. It's surfable, but very ordinary. You could get a few, but don't expect much.

Saturday, the 5th of September, is the bright spot early on. The morning is the pick. We've got 2ft of west-northwest swell, but the real win is the offshore wind from the northeast. It'll be clean, and the combined energy is a moderate 147. The afternoon holds 3ft with a longer 11-second period from the west, staying clean with a cross-offshore breeze. Small but clean.

Sunday and Monday the 6th and 7th of September are a mix. The 6th has some clean 2ft swell in the morning, but it fades. Monday morning sees a longer-period 15-second groundswell from the west, pushing the energy up to a strong 424. The swell is 3ft, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it's lumpy with ripples. The afternoon gets worse—choppy. Not great.

From the 8th of September through to the 15th, it's a long, frustrating stretch. The winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore. There are a couple of clean-ish moments from the ESE on the 12th and 14th, but the swell is tiny and the energy is weak to moderate. It's a pretty big gap in quality.

Now, the one to circle: the morning of Wednesday the 16th of September. This is the standout. The swell jumps to 4ft from the west with a nice 12-second period. The wave energy is strong at 472. Best of all, the wind is offshore from the northeast and light. That means clean, glassy lines peeling down the reef. This is the best session of the whole 16 days. If you're an intermediate, get on it. The afternoon stays around 4ft but the wind goes cross-offshore, still clean but a notch down.

The 17th of September drops back to tiny 2ft and weak energy. A quick letdown after that beauty.

So, to sum it up: be patient. That Wednesday the 16th of September is the gold. The rest is mostly waiting and hoping for a better forecast.

Rusty out.

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