Surf Forecasts:
La Sauzaie surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 255 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Sauzaie this week:
The surf forecast for La Sauzaie over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Sauzaie in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Sauzaie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, giving you the lowdown on the next couple of weeks at La Sauzaie. Gotta be honest, it's a lean stretch. Most of it is small, weak swell, and the wind doesn't give us much of a break. There's a bunch of energy showing up in the second week, but the wind spoils the fun.
Right now, Tuesday the 11th, it's flat. Just 1 foot from the WSW with a short period of 7 seconds. The energy reading is a weak 19. A light east wind keeps it looking clean, but there's nothing to ride.
Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th are more of the same: small, confused swells and cross-shore winds messing up the surface. Water temp is 68°F, right on the money for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
Friday morning the 14th is the first time we get a shot. There's a 2 foot swell from the west with a 10-second period, giving it some shape. The energy is 89, not huge, but with a light north wind blowing cross-offshore, the surface will be glassy. That's your window. The afternoon gets ruined by a 30 km/h northwesterly that'll chop it all up.
Saturday the 15th is a carbon copy: a small, clean morning with a 3 foot swell from the WNW (energy 117), then the wind switches onshore and kills it. This whole first week is a game of hoping for the morning glass-off.
Check out the end of the forecast. Sunday the 23rd afternoon shows a 5 foot swell from the west with a 9-second period. The energy jumps way up to 539, which means there's a lot of water moving. But the wind is blowing onshore at 20 km/h from the WSW. That's going to make it a lumpy, blown-out mess.
Monday the 24th has a 5 foot swell, energy at 436, but a strong 35 km/h cross-shore wind from the WNW will trash it. For a reef like La Sauzaie, that kind of wind and size is more for the kite surfers than us paddle guys. The period is around 9 to 10 seconds, so it's not that super-long groundswell that just marches past, but the wind is the problem.
If I'm picking the absolute best of a grim bunch, it's that Friday morning the 21st. A clean 2 foot swell from the west, a 9-second period, and a light offshore breeze from the ESE. The energy is a moderate 70. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is the highest praise we get all forecast. It'll be a slow, clean day for a log.
There's a lot of days in between with nothing. The ocean sends some size at the end, but the wind slams the door every time.
Hang in there. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 87 | 122 | 125 | 89 | 255 | 70 | 117 | 140 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43PM4.31m | 5:12AM4.18m | 5:28PM4.57m | 5:54AM4.32m | 6:09PM4.71m | 6:33AM4.37m | 6:47PM4.71m | 7:08AM4.33m | 7:22PM4.58m | 7:40AM4.20m | 7:54PM4.34m | 8:10AM4.01m | 8:25PM4.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.43m | 10:44PM0.11m | 11:03AM0.13m | 11:33PM-0.15m | 11:49AM-0.09m | 00:17AM-0.29m | 12:32PM-0.18m | 00:59AM-0.28m | 1:14PM-0.15m | 1:40AM-0.13m | 1:55PM0.02m | 2:20AM0.12m | 2:36PM0.29m | 2:59AM0.46m | |||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | NW 5 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 87 | 122 | 125 | 89 | 83 | 70 | 117 | — | 19 | 59 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 255 | 7 | — | 140 | 15 | 1 | 69 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 395 | 142 | 81 | 226 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 62 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 395 | 364 | 455 | 363 | 161 |
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