Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook for Le Porge is a bit of a washout. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions ahead, with only a few brief windows of clean, surfable waves that are still nothing to get stoked about. The water is sitting at a very warm 76° – that’s a whopping 8° warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s like a bath out there, but unfortunately the waves aren’t matching the pleasant water temp.

The first real chance to get a wet suit on is early Sunday morning, July 5th, but it’s a weak offering. We’re looking at a small 2ft swell from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is a low 90 (weak), so it’s pretty gutless. The wind is a light cross-off shore from the NE at 6 mph, which will keep the surface clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary – not a standout by any stretch.

Monday morning, July 6th, is a similar story: a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, 9-second period, and combined energy of just 54 (weak). The wind is clean offshore from the E at 6 mph, so the surface will be glassy. Again, it’s surfable but very ordinary. Nothing to get excited about.

After that, we hit a big dry spell. From Tuesday, July 7th, all the way through to Saturday, July 12th, it’s just poor surf conditions – messy winds, tiny waves, and choppy surfaces. There’s a slight bump in size on Sunday, July 12th, with the swell hitting 3ft to 4ft from the WNW and the combined energy climbing to 132 (moderate) and then 172 (moderate). But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the NW at 12 mph, creating a choppy, unclean mess. It’s not worth paddling out for.

The poor conditions roll on through the rest of the first week and into the second. There’s a brief tease on Wednesday morning, July 15th, with a clean 1ft wave from the WNW and a light cross-off breeze from the NE at 3 mph. But it’s tiny, and the combined energy is just 60 (weak). Same again on Thursday morning, July 16th: 2ft from the WNW, clean with a SE breeze at 3 mph, but again, very ordinary.

The only real bump in size comes on Friday, July 17th, with the swell reaching 4ft to 4ft from the W. The combined energy hits 150 (moderate) in the afternoon. But the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, blowing at 9 to 12 mph, and the period drops to a short 6-7 seconds, making for messy, weak waves. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

So, to be honest, there are no standouts in this 16-day window. The surf is small, the wind is mostly bad, and the quality just isn’t there. For Le Porge, it’s a blank run. It’s a bit of a bummer, but it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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