Seignosse - Le Penon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let's get into what's happening with the surf.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are lookin' pretty flat and grim for Seignosse - Le Penon. There's a massive gap of no real surf on offer here.

We start off on Wednesday the 8th with tiny, weak windswell. The morning has a bit of 2ft swell from the WNW at a short 5 seconds, but it's blown right onshore at 6 mph from the west. It's messy and not worth paddlin' out for. That's the story for the next few days – through Thursday, Friday, and into Saturday the 11th, we're stuck with small, weak waves. The combined energy is pitiful, barely crackin' 47 on Wednesday, and it feels like it.

Saturday morning the 11th gives us a tease. The wind goes glassy, dead calm from the east at 0 mph, and there's a little 2ft swell. The energy is still weak at 104, and the period is short at 9 seconds. It's surfable, but you'll be workin' hard for scraps. The water temp is a very unusual 73°F, which is a good 5° warmer than you'd expect for this time of year, so at least it's comfortable to sit out there.

From there, we slide back into a real dry spell. Sunday the 12th through to Thursday the 23rd of July is a wasteland. The swell drops even smaller, the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined energy figures are in the teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s. We're talkin' 0.7ft to 2ft waves with no power. There’s a glassy morning on the 14th with a tiny 2ft wave, but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds – just lake water. There's another glassy morning on the 18th with a similar tiny 1ft wave.

Finally, on Thursday the 23rd of July, the charts show a bit of a pulse in the ocean. The morning brings a 7ft swell from the WNW, but the period is only 8 seconds, and the wind is onshore again from the WNW at 6 mph. The combined energy jumps up to a moderate 600, but the conditions are still messy. The afternoon sees the swell bump up to 8ft, with the energy ramping up to 820, but it's cross-onshore at 9 mph from the NNW, so it's gonna be a bit of a washing machine out there.

This pulse is promising, but the wind is a real letdown. For the crew who are truly dedicated, that 8ft swell might offer some punch on the jetty, but don't expect perfection. Honestly, with this size and the cross-onshore breeze, it could be more fun for the kitesurfers than for a paddle surfer.

So, honestly? For most of this outlook, you're better off waxin' that board another day or findin' a river to paddle. The one standout to keep an eye on is that Thursday the 23rd – it's the only real swell on the horizon, but it's far out, so keep those fingers crossed and check back in.

Rusty.

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