Le Petit Minou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Le Petit Minou.

Overall, the next 16 days are a mixed bag. We’ve got some solid swell windows, but the wind is going to be the main character for most of it, and honestly, it’s a bit of a battle. It’s a waiting game for the right conditions to line up. There’s a big gap of flat, windy, or just plain messy junk for the first several days.

We start off on Tuesday, the 1st of September. It’s a write-off right now. Onshore wind, messy. That carries on through to Friday the 4th. We see a bit of a bump in swell height up to 5ft from the WNW on the Friday afternoon, but the cross-onshore wind just chops it all up. Not worth paddling out.

Now, Saturday the 5th is where it gets my heart rate up. We’ve got a shift. Morning brings a clean 5ft WNW swell with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind swings offshore from the ENE at 9 mph. The combined energy is moderate (479). That’s clean, surfable, and will be the first proper window. The swell direction is right for the spot. Afternoon sees the WNW swell build to 5ft with an 11-second period, but the wind goes cross-shore. It’ll be a bit wonky but still has good energy (518). That morning session on the 5th is your standout for the early part of the run.

Sunday the 6th drops right off. Tiny 2ft swell. Monday the 7th, though… wow. The morning is absolute glass. Wind is a dead calm from the west at 3 mph. And that west swell is 4ft with a very long 12-second period. The combined energy is strong (502). This is a high-quality, clean, long-period groundswell. It’ll be perfect for the point and reef setup here. This is the top pick of the entire outlook. The afternoon turns ugly again as the wind swings onshore, so get in that morning session.

We then hit a long, rough stretch. From Tuesday the 8th through to Sunday the 13th, the wind is howling onshore or blowing a gale offshore. Swell sizes get big – we see 8ft on the 8th and even a 1027 combined energy on the 15th, but the wind is just not your friend. For a beach and point break like this, it’s going to be a washing machine. Honestly, the setup might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during that messy mid-week blow.

We see a brief window on Thursday the 10th morning. Clean cross-offshore wind and a 4ft WNW swell. It’s a salvageable session but nothing special compared to the 5th and 7th.

Looking into the second week, things calm down again. The standout there is the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September. We have a solid 7ft WNW groundswell with a very long 11-second period and combined energy (1027). That’s a powerful swell. The wind is light cross-onshore, which is not perfect, but the power in the water will still give some solid, heavy lines. Just be aware, for beginners, that 7ft is getting big. That spot has crowd potential as it’s often busy, so that Tuesday morning might be the one to get the best pick of the peaks.

Then finally, Wednesday the 16th morning brings clean offshore wind again from the NE with a 5ft west swell. It’s a nice way to end the period on a clean note.

So, if you want the absolute best, don’t waste your time on the early junk. Mark your calendar for the glassy morning of Monday the 7th of September and the clean offshore morning of Saturday the 5th of September. Those are your two true standouts.

Rusty.

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