Surf Forecasts:
Le Porge surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,032 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Porge this week:
The surf forecast for Le Porge over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Porge in the next 16 days are 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Porge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming down the pipe at Le Porge. The water is sitting at a notable 73°F—that’s way warmer than usual for this time of year, so you might not even need a full suit.
The next couple of days are pretty flat and ordinary. Saturday morning has some clean, glassy 2ft waves from the WNW with an 8-second period, but the combined energy is weak at 72. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Saturday afternoon turns choppy with a cross-on breeze, so that’s a write-off.
Sunday morning the 13th is where things start to look interesting. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the WNW, but look at that period—13 seconds! That’s proper groundswell energy, with 367 combined energy. The wind is a light cross-off, so it’ll be clean. This is your standout of the first week. Le Porge is a beach break, so that long period might make it a bit straight, but the quality should be there for a good session.
Monday morning the 14th keeps the good run going with offshore wind from the east and 3ft of WNW swell at 11 seconds. Clean and fun. The combined energy is moderate at 214.
We hit a flat spot mid-week. Tuesday through Wednesday have small surf or strong onshore winds making a mess. Skip those days.
Thursday the 17th morning is another gem. Clean conditions with 4ft of WNW swell at 11 seconds, and combined energy up to 412. The wind is light and cross-off, so you’ll get some nice shaped waves. This is another strong contender.
Friday the 18th is smaller, but Saturday the 19th morning is the real standout of the whole outlook. Glassy conditions, 5ft of WNW swell, and a very long 13-second period giving us a combined energy of 679. That’s the best wave energy of the period. Winds are dead calm—glassy perfection. Le Porge might get a bit fat with that period, but the quality will be top-tier for the experienced crew.
The second week shows more good mornings. Sunday the 20th, Monday the 21st, and Tuesday the 22nd all have clean conditions with waist-to-chest high swell and decent period. Tuesday morning is dead calm—completely glassy. That’s a magic window.
After that, things trail off. The 24th onward gets weak, with combined energy dropping into the double digits. By the 27th, it’s small and onshore again.
Overall, don’t waste your time on the afternoons—they consistently get blown out. Focus on the mornings. The true standouts are Sunday the 13th morning and Saturday the 19th morning. Mark those on your calendar.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 55 | 367 | 399 | 285 | 214 | 160 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 176 | 207 | 261 | 430 | 480 | 397 | 223 | 133 | 180 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:16PM4.24m | 6:35AM3.99m | 6:51PM4.09m | 7:07AM3.87m | 7:23PM3.85m | 7:38AM3.68m | 7:55PM3.56m | 8:08AM3.44m | 8:27PM3.24m | 8:40AM3.17m | 9:05PM2.92m | 9:22AM2.90m | 10:02PM2.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM-0.10m | 12:27PM-0.03m | 00:48AM0.03m | 1:03PM0.11m | 1:23AM0.26m | 1:40PM0.34m | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:18PM0.62m | 2:34AM0.86m | 2:59PM0.94m | 3:17AM1.17m | 3:49PM1.25m | 4:12AM1.44m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 33 | 367 | 399 | 285 | 214 | 160 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 207 | — | 430 | 480 | 397 | 223 | 133 | 180 | 989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 10 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 55 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 46 | 23 | 20 | — | 58 | — | 113 | — | — | — | 3 | 100 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 176 | — | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 278 | 11 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 774 | 353 | 145 | 202 | 81 | 0 | 202 | 125 | 0 | 202 |
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