Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Minou surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, SW swell with 114 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW 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 (Jul 31) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. 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 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 8PM. 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 Saturday (Aug 01) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Minou over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, it’s Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaking at Le Petit Minou over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, this is a tough stretch. The swell is small and the winds are mostly putting a chop on things. You’ll be waiting a while for anything worthwhile.
The water temp is sitting at 66°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the waits won’t be cold.
The first few days are scrap. Thursday the 30th sees a small 2ft to 3ft WNW swell, period a short 8 seconds, and the cross-onshore wind has it all chopped out. Poor stuff. Friday the 31st morning is a little cleaner with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is only knee-high at 3ft from the NW, also pretty short period. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Saturday the 1st of August morning cleans up with a light NNE breeze, but the swell drops to just 2ft from the west with a 10-second period. The combined wave energy is weak (69), so it’s more of a foamie day. Sunday and Monday are mostly tiny and not worth the paddle.
Tuesday the 4th of August morning, there is a brief window of glassy conditions with a WSW breeze at only 3 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft from the WSW with a period of 7 seconds. You’re looking at basically nothing surfable. The afternoon picks up a touch to 4ft from the SW, but the cross-breeze introduces some chop. Still not good.
Mid-week through the second week, it stays poor. By Sunday the 9th of August, the swell bumps up a bit to 4ft from the SW on the morning, but the wind is onshore, and the period is still short. The combined energy creeps up to moderate levels (150), but the quality just isn’t there. It’s messy.
Around the 11th of August (Tuesday), we see the biggest swell of the period – 6ft from the WNW, period only 8 seconds. The energy jumps to 365, which is strong, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 16 mph. This is not a clean surfing wave; with that chop and the beach/point setup, this looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Later in that week, the swell holds around 3ft from the NW but stays cross-shore and chopped. By the 14th of August, it’s fading fast to 2ft and dropping off.
Honestly, nothing stands out as a top-shelf session here. The only flicker of hope was the glassy Tuesday 4th morning, but the swell was too tiny to do anything with. This run is pretty stale.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 73 | 98 | 88 | 94 | 64 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 68 | 79 | 55 | 67 | 30 | 102 | 83 | 36 | 28 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM5.26m | 6:46AM5.08m | 7:00PM5.37m | 7:18AM5.15m | 7:32PM5.40m | 7:51AM5.16m | 8:05PM5.35m | 8:25AM5.09m | 8:41PM5.22m | 9:02AM4.95m | 9:20PM5.00m | 9:45AM4.75m | 10:07PM4.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.70m | 00:47AM0.54m | 12:57PM0.59m | 1:19AM0.46m | 1:29PM0.55m | 1:51AM0.45m | 2:02PM0.58m | 2:24AM0.51m | 2:36PM0.68m | 3:00AM0.65m | 3:15PM0.85m | 3:41AM0.86m | 4:00PM1.07m | 4:30AM1.12m | |||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 8 | 98 | 88 | 6 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 68 | 79 | 55 | 67 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 28 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 4 | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | N 4 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 6 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 73 | — | — | 94 | 64 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 102 | 83 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 204 | 7 | 7 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 153 | 560 | 0 | |
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