Larmor Plage Surf Forecast and Surf Report

First up, we’re looking at Larmor Plage (Larmor-Plage). The water’s sitting at 19°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice, but not crazy. The early part of the run is pretty flat and uninspiring. Monday morning the 14th has a little 0.9m of west swell, but it’s weak, with only 180 units of energy behind it. It’s surfable for a beginner, but there’s no push. The wind is light offshore though, so it’ll be clean – glassy even. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window, but I wouldn’t clear my schedule. The afternoon goes downhill with a cross-onshore breeze, and Tuesday the 15th is even smaller, just 0.7m and dropping. The morning is clean but tiny; the afternoon gets a bit more size (1.2m) but it’s blowing 30 km/h from the northwest – clean but chunky, not great.

The gap from Tuesday until Wednesday morning is a bit of a lull. Then Wednesday the 16th starts to pick up a little – 1.5m early, but still not great. The afternoon is where the first real nod comes: 1.6m of WNW swell, period 10 seconds, and the wind swings offshore. That’s clean, pushy, and the energy jumps to 482 units. It’s not huge, but it’s decent. Thursday the 17th though, that’s a stormy mess – cross-shore winds, lumpy, and the swell gets a bit jumbled. Not worth it.

Now, Friday the 18th morning – that’s your first true standout. The swell jumps to 1.7m from the west, period 16 seconds, and the energy is massive – 2150 units. That’s a proper groundswell, and the wind is light offshore. This is the best grooming you’re going to get all window. The period is long, so it’ll be bowly and powerful at a beach break like this – maybe a bit straight-up, but there’s enough push. Experienced surfers will have a ball. The afternoon Friday is bigger – 1.8m – but the wind swings cross and it gets lumpy, so that morning is the call.

The weekend is a letdown after that. Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th – small, weak, cross-shore winds. Nothing doing. Monday the 21st morning brings a little life back – 1.2m WNW, period 14 seconds, and light offshore east-northeast wind. The energy is 611 units, so it’s punchy enough for a clean, fun session. That’s your second best window. The afternoon goes onshore and messy though.

Then we hit a real flat spell. Tuesday the 22nd through Thursday the 24th – tiny surf, 0.5m to 0.9m, mostly clean winds but no power. You’re looking at a multi-day gap where you’d be better off checking the tide pools. Friday the 25th morning, the swell comes back up to 1.6m – west swell, period 15 seconds, with an east-northeast cross-offshore wind. That’s clean and has some punch – 1181 units. But the rating is marginal, possibly due to tide. The afternoon gets cross-shore and messy.

The real kicker is Sunday the 27th. Morning sees 2.3m of west swell, and by the afternoon it’s 2.5m – that’s serious size. The period drops to 10 seconds, so it’s not a clean groundswell – more of a windswell. The winds are onshore from the south-southeast, which will make it lumpy and raw. That’s big, but gnarly. Monday the 28th morning is even bigger – 3.0m – but again, onshore and stormy, with rain. This is too big for beginners, pushing into expert territory. If you’re not solid, stay well away. The afternoon has 35 km/h cross-onshore winds, so it’s a full-on mess.

After that, it fades fast. Tuesday the 29th drops back to 1.6m, but it’s cross-shore and lumpy all day. Not worth it. The run ends with small, weak surf and poor conditions.

So, to sum it up: Friday the 18th morning is your best bet – clean, powerful, proper groundswell. Monday the 21st morning is a good second – smaller but still clean with a nice period. The big stuff on Sunday/Monday is for experts only, and even then, the winds are against you. The flat spell mid-week is real, so plan around it.

Rusty out.

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