Seignosse - Le Penon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Seignosse - Le Penon over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, this is a tough stretch. The first week and a half is pretty grim, with a lot of onshore crud and tiny, weak swell. You’re gonna be fighting the wind more than the wave. The water is a standout in a weird way – it’s a whopping 76°F right now, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re getting blown off the board.

The real action, and the only true standout, is way out on Sunday, August 2nd. That morning, the forecast lights up with a massive 15ft swell from the WNW, packing a massive 3780 combined energy. That’s a proper, powerful swell. But – and this is a big but – that’s way too much juice for Le Penon. The file even says it’s too big for this break. This is expert territory only, and even then, with that much power on a beach/jetty setup, it’s looking a lot more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle session. The clean conditions and offshore wind won’t help you if the waves are just closing out and dumping. The morning of the 29th of July is the best of the earlier stuff, with a clean 5ft swell from the NW (10-second period) and light offshore E wind, but it’s still only a small, average wave.

The rest of the time is a write-off. There’s a long gap of poor, choppy, or tiny surf from now until the end of the first week. The morning of the 28th of July offers a brief window of glassy 4ft surf, but it’s flat by the afternoon. This area just isn’t delivering for a solid week.

So, to sum it up: don’t hold your breath for the next ten days unless you’re a hardcore wind warrior. The only real swell of note is the massive 15ft pulse on August 2nd, but it’s a beast for experts only at Le Penon. Keep an eye on the forecast, because it can’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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