Le Petit Minou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The ocean’s been a bit of a mess lately, but there are a few windows where it all lines up. Don’t expect perfection, but don’t write the week off either.

We start off Tuesday the 8th with a pulse of northwest groundswell, but that north-northwest wind is howling at 31 mph. It’s lumpy, it’s angry, and honestly, it’s more of a wrestling match than a surf. You’re looking at 6.9ft to 8.2ft of warbly, cross-off chop with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is there, at 822 to 928, but it’s raw and unrefined. Not your day.

Wednesday the 9th is where things start to settle. The swell drops to 5.2ft, the wind eases right off to a gentle 9 mph cross-off, and the period gets a little more honest at 9 seconds. It’s clean, it’s got push, and the combined energy is still a solid 555. This is when Le Petit Minou starts to show its face. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so a 3/2 will do you fine.

Thursday the 10th is a write-off. The swell just fades to 2.3ft, the wind swings onshore from the south, and the energy drops to a pathetic 120. It’s flat, it’s messy, and there’s nothing to get excited about. Friday the 11th has a little bump of west swell at 4.6ft, but the onshore wind kills it. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-off, but it’s still ordinary. Just a paddling day if you’re desperate.

Now, Saturday the 12th has a tease. The morning is tiny, but the afternoon brings a sneaky 5.2ft swell with a much longer 13-second period. The energy jumps to 907, which is real. But the wind swings onshore and ruins it. The raw material is there, but the surface is blown out. So frustrating.

Sunday the 13th is the standout of this first stretch. The morning is clean, with a gentle cross-off breeze, and the swell holds at 5.6ft with a solid 12-second period. The energy is a healthy 773, and it’s groomed. This is the one to get out for. The waves will have some proper shape and push. This is your best bet of the week.

After that, it drops away. Monday the 14th is small and onshore, and Tuesday the 15th is a similar story. The swell is just mushy and weak.

But hold on, look at Wednesday the 16th. The morning session is a quiet stand-out. The wind goes offshore, a clean northeast breeze at 12 mph, and while the swell is fairly small at 3.3ft, the conditions will be glassy perfection. The energy is only 214, so it’s not big, but it will be clean and fun. For a log or a fish, that’s a fun little window.

Then we’re into a dead spell. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are flat, with energy readings down below 80. There’s literally nothing doing. We’re going to have a few days of total flatness. A couple of days of straight-up nothing. Saturday the 19th offers a tiny glimpse with a 3.3ft pulse and clean conditions, but it’s still pretty average.

Looking way out, things start moving again. Sunday the 20th morning has a 4.6ft swell with a cross-off breeze and light winds. That could be alright. The afternoon is a different story, though. That’s when a proper pulse of WSW swell arrives. We’re talking 6.2ft with a 12-second period, and the energy jumps to a massive 1023. It’s powerful, it’s raw, but the wind goes cross and it’ll get messy. It’s a big, strong swell, but it needs the wind to cooperate.

Beyond that, it bumps around a bit, but the real one on the radar is Wednesday the 23rd, which is more than a week away. The forecast models are liking it, but you can’t trust them that far out. It’s showing 6.6ft of WNW groundswell at 12 seconds, with energy readings around 1143. That’s a serious amount of water moving. But the wind is onshore again, which means it might be big, powerful, and sloppy. Definitely one for the experts if it comes together, and definitely not one for beginners. It’s promising, but a week is a long time in surf forecasting.

So, to sum it up: the clear winner is Sunday morning, the 13th. Get on it early. And for the smaller, cleaner stuff, don’t sleep on Wednesday morning the 16th. Everything else is filler.

Alright, I’m off to check the tide.

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