Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Minou surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,672 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Petit Minou this week:
The surf forecast for Le Petit Minou over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Minou in the next 16 days are 2.1m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Minou over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me break down what's coming together at Le Petit Minou.
The first few days are pretty rough. Saturday the 12th is tiny, weak, and blown out with a 0.9m swell from the west. The water is about average for the season at 17°. Not your day. Sunday the 13th bumps up to 1.7m from the WNW, but the onshore wind kills it. The same goes for the start of the next week – lots of swell but onshore breezes ruining the surface.
Monday morning, September 16th is the first real chance. We've got a 1.7m swell from the WNW, with a clean cross-offshore wind. The wave energy is solid. The waves will have some power and the face will be clean. It's worth a look.
By Wednesday afternoon, September 18th, the swell jumps to 2.1m from the WNW. The period stretches to 12 seconds, giving it real punch. The cross-offshore wind stays clean, so the waves should have some nice shape. That’s a good session for experienced surfers.
We then hit a lull. From Thursday the 19th through the weekend, the wind turns bad again and the swell quality drops off. There's a stretch of several quiet days.
Now, Monday morning, September 23rd is the one to save. The swell is a beaut at 2.0m from the west-northwest, with a 12-second period. The wave energy is strong. But the real magic is the wind: glassy. A slight offshore breeze, not even a whisper. The ocean will be like a mirror. A long-period swell like this needs a good setup, and the point here should handle it. This is the day.
The afternoon session on the 23rd is still okay with a clean breeze, but nothing beats that morning.
After that, the swell fades. Tuesday the 24th has a small 1.1m wave with clean offshore wind, but it’s anemic. The rest of the second week fizzles out into small, onshore chop. The very last days show a long-period 1.2m swell on the 27th, but the onshore wind is back, so it's a non-starter.
Overall, it's a slow build, a couple of standout clean sessions in the middle, and a quiet finish. The absolute highlight is that glassy morning on Monday, September 23rd.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 294 | 748 | 737 | 608 | 235 | 130 | 101 | 88 | 138 | 222 | 356 | 551 | 1216 | 705 | 446 | 495 | 697 | 1672 | 1599 | 1116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:30PM5.89m | 6:49AM5.68m | 7:04PM5.75m | 7:21AM5.54m | 7:37PM5.48m | 7:53AM5.29m | 8:09PM5.12m | 8:25AM4.95m | 8:43PM4.70m | 8:59AM4.56m | 9:19PM4.26m | 9:38AM4.15m | 10:05PM3.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM-0.01m | 00:46AM-0.08m | 1:01PM0.04m | 1:20AM0.09m | 1:35PM0.23m | 1:53AM0.38m | 2:09PM0.53m | 2:26AM0.75m | 2:44PM0.91m | 3:00AM1.17m | 3:22PM1.33m | 3:39AM1.59m | 4:09PM1.74m | 4:32AM1.98m | |||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 105 | 294 | 748 | 737 | 608 | 235 | 130 | 101 | 88 | 138 | 222 | 133 | 551 | 1216 | 705 | 446 | — | 697 | 1672 | 1599 | 1116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 13 | — | S 13 | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 120 | — | 3 | — | 169 | 80 | 64 | 39 | 64 | — | 120 | 63 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 356 | — | — | — | — | 495 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 359 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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