Le Moule Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look at the waves. We’re focusing solely on Le Moule, a beach and reef set-up. Right from the get-go, it’s a tough outlook.

The whole first week and a bit is a write-off, I’m sorry to say. From Monday the 24th of August all the way through to the 29th, it’s just poor surf conditions. We’re dealing with a messy, short-period windswell, mostly around 4ft to 7ft, but it’s coming from the east. The wind is cross-shore or cross-onshore at 12 to 19 mph, churning up a cross-chop. It's lumpy, choppy, and no fun at all. The energy reading is moderate (177-543), but with that wind, who cares? It’s not worth a paddle.

We finally see a change on Sunday the 30th. The energy jumps right up to strong (754), but it's still messy. The morning shows a 4ft east swell, but the period is a very long 15 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, which is good for shape in theory, but it’s still cross-shore wind. The forecast calls this marginal at best.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The standout window is Monday the 31st of August. Early morning we get a clean-looking 7ft easterly swell, still with that very long period of 12 seconds, but the wind drops right off to a light 6 mph cross-shore breeze. The energy is very strong (1152). This is for the true experts only. At 7ft, with that long period, it’s going to have plenty of push and be too big for beginners. The long period also means it might wall up on a beachy, but Le Moule is a reef, so it could handle that energy well. Beware though, as the long period means it could be a bit unruly.

After that peak, things settle back down. The 1st of September sees cleaner conditions with a cross-offshore breeze in the afternoon, but the swell drops to 4ft. The rest of the run into the second week is back to poor conditions with the trade winds beefing up again, giving us lumpy cross-shore junk.

Honestly, this is a lean stretch. For the whole 16 days, the only real glimmer is that Monday the 31st of August. If you’re an experienced surfer, that morning is your best chance for some powerful, clean lines, but even then the long period can make it tricky. The rest of the time, considering the beach-and-reef set-up and the constant sidewind, this looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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