Le Moule Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down in feet and all that. Le Moule is the spot, and for the next 16 days, it’s a tough watch. The water’s about 84°F, which is normal for this time of year.

The whole pattern starts off with a bit of energy, but the wind is a bastard. Friday afternoon, July 31st, we’ve got a 6ft swell from the east, but with a moderate cross-onshore breeze, it’s a mess. The wave energy is moderate (432), but the quality is poor. That’s the theme for the first week. The swell sticks around, but the wind is always cross or cross-onshore, making it lumpy and choppy. Saturday morning, August 1st, is a slight reprieve with a cleaner cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops to 5ft and the energy is weaker (337). The forecast says “marginal” with a tide issue, so it’s a risk.

From Sunday the 2nd all the way through the 10th of August, it’s the same grind. The swell runs from 2ft to 6ft, but it’s almost always “poor surf conditions.” The wind is a moderate to fresh breeze, cross-shore or cross-onshore, just ruining the surface. The combined energy is often weak, dropping into double digits. It’s a long, flat feeling run.

The real bit of size comes on the 11th and 12th of August. We see the swell jump to 7ft to 7ft from the east, with the energy rising into the moderate-strong range (523 to 780). The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell. But the wind is still the enemy. On the 11th, it’s a fresh cross-shore, lumpy. On the 12th, it’s a fresh cross-onshore, just lumpy and choppy. The forecast says “poor surf conditions.” With that much wind and chop on a beach and reef setup, this is looking more like a kite session than a paddle surf.

So, the best of a bad bunch? That Saturday morning, August 1st, is the cleanest window, but it’s small and a bit of a gamble. The bigger stuff later in the second week has the size but no quality. It’s a tough one.

Rusty.

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