Le Petit Minou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, lookin' at the waves for our little slice of coast. We've got a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, with some real clean windows and a couple of big, raw days for the experienced crew only.

The main story is a solid pulse of W-NW swell pushing in, but it's gonna be a battle with the wind. For the most part, the wind's gonna be cross-on or stronger, which means a lot of choppy, lumpy conditions. The water temp is sitting around 66°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We get a bit of a start on Wednesday the 19th morning. The swell is a clean 5 ft from the W with a short 6-second period, and the wind is cross-off from the NNW. The energy is weak (312), so it's not a powerhouse, but it'll be clean. It's a "marginal" call, but for a mid-week paddle, it's the only game in town. The afternoon turns ugly with a cross-on, so grab that morning window.

Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st are write-offs. The swell jumps to 8 ft and 6 ft, but that cross-on wind is a killer, turning it into a messy onshore mess. Friday afternoon sees the wind swing back to a cross-off, cleaning up the 5 ft swell, but it's still a "marginal" call.

Then we hit a proper flat spell. From Saturday the 22nd through to Tuesday the 26th, the surf is tiny. You'll see a 1 ft bump on Sunday the 23rd with a fresh offshore, but it's just too small to do anything with. This is a real lull, and you're better off waiting it out.

The best of the whole outlook, the standout, is on Monday the 31st of August. Now, this is a big one. We're looking at a massive 12 ft swell from the west, with a solid 11-second period and a huge 3036 energy reading. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, which is the best we'll see for a wave this size. The report says the swell is "predicted to be too big for this break," so this is strictly for the experts. This is a heavy, powerful groundswell that will be charging hard. If you're not comfortable in big, raw surf, stay on the beach. The long period will make it a bit roping at the beach, so look for a deeper channel or a point if you can find one. This is a true one-day event, but it's a cracker.

After that, the swell drops back through the first week of September, but it's still messy. The wind stays onshore, so the conditions are poor. The final day on the 3rd of September shows a 8 ft WSW swell with a slight air, but it's still cross-on, so it's a "marginal" call.

For a kite surfer, there are plenty of days with strong cross-onshore winds and decent swell, like Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, but for a paddle surfer, the pickings are slim. The only real standout is that massive Monday the 31st for the brave.

Rusty.

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