Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Minou surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, WNW swell with 963 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Minou in the next 16 days are 2.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Minou over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s brewing for Le Petit Minou.
Right now, the first week is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We’ve got a solid 8ft swell on Thursday the 20th, but it’s coming from the WNW with a nasty cross-onshore wind, so it’s just messy and choppy. You won’t want to paddle out in that. That same pattern holds through the weekend – a bit of size but the wind just won’t clean it up.
We hit a flat spot from Sunday the 23rd right through to Tuesday the 26th. There’s barely any energy in the water, lots of sub-2ft slop. You’d be chasing dribble, so save your energy.
Now, Wednesday the 26th into Friday the 28th sees a bump in swell again, with 6ft to 7ft, but the wind’s either onshore or cross for most of it, with moderate to fresh breezes. It’s lumpy, it’s choppy – not the good kind of surf. A few windows on Friday morning with a 7ft W swell and just cross conditions, but it’s borderline at best.
The real standout? It’s way out there, but you have to talk about it. Sunday the 30th of August through to Friday the 4th of September. We’ve got a monster pulse lining up. On Sunday morning, an 12ft WNW swell with a light onshore breeze and a long 10 second period. That’s all good on paper, but here’s the catch – the wave energy is huge (2210), and the forecast says it’s just too big for this break. Same story for Monday the 31st and into the 4th. On Friday the 4th of September, it gets interesting. The morning shows a 10ft W swell with glassy conditions – dead calm. The afternoon brings a 10ft W swell with a gentle offshore from the NE, and that’s the pick of the entire outlook. Clean, solid, and the wind’s offshore. But again, it’s expert-only territory: that’s over 8ft, so if you’re not confident, stay on the sand.
All in all, Le Petit Minou is a beach-and-point setup that needs the right combo. For the next couple of weeks, the only real window for the experienced crew is that Friday the 4th afternoon. The rest is either flat, blown out, or too big for the average punter. Could be a good setup for kite surfing on the bigger, windier days, but for paddle surfing, we’re mostly waiting.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 5 | SW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 963 | 832 | 551 | 429 | 229 | 64 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 178 | 349 | 527 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:28AM4.11m | 10:56PM3.86m | 11:31AM3.78m | 00:18AM3.57m | 1:10PM3.64m | 2:07AM3.58m | 2:44PM3.81m | 3:20AM3.84m | 3:42PM4.14m | 4:07AM4.19m | 4:23PM4.53m | 4:44AM4.54m | 4:58PM4.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM1.73m | 5:24AM1.92m | 6:07PM2.02m | 6:45AM2.13m | 7:42PM2.08m | 8:19AM2.06m | 9:05PM1.87m | 9:28AM1.78m | 10:00PM1.53m | 10:16AM1.43m | 10:41PM1.16m | 10:53AM1.07m | 11:16PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | SW 9 | N 4 | SE 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 832 | 551 | 7 | 229 | 64 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 65 | 178 | 45 | 55 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | SW 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 37 | 47 | — | 3 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSE 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | — | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 848 | 963 | — | — | 429 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 57 | — | 349 | 527 | 213 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 354 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 204 | 7 | 201 | 563 | 270 | 532 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 79 | 27 |
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