Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming our way for Le Porge.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a real struggle. There’s a massive gap right at the start. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th are a write-off; the swell is tiny and the wind is all wrong. Honestly, it’s not until Friday morning the 7th that we see something vaguely rideable, but even then, it’s just small, weak stuff.

The overall pattern is grim. The swell energy is mostly in the weak range (under 100), with only a few days nudging into moderate territory. The wind is almost always cross-on or onshore, which is a killer for a beach like this. The water is sitting at 76°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a solid 5°F above the norm. Feels like a warm bath, but the waves won’t be cooperating.

There’s no real standout day here. The best you’re going to get is a couple of mornings with glassy conditions, but the swell is tiny. For experienced surfers, it’s a longboard session at best. For beginners, the tiny size (1ft to 2ft) is safe, but the quality will be poor.

Let’s run through the calendar. After the dry start, Friday morning the 7th offers a glassy surface with a 2ft swell from the NW. The period is short (6 seconds), so it’s weak and lumpy. Not worth the paddle. Saturday morning the 8th is glassy again but with a tiny 1ft NW swell. Skip it. Sunday the 9th is a mess with rain and onshore wind.

Monday the 10th morning is glassy with a 2ft NW swell. Tuesday the 11th morning is dead calm with a 2ft WNW swell. These are your best options, but honestly, the wave comment just says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s about right.

The only time the swell energy pushes into moderate territory is on the 14th (Friday) and 15th (Saturday), but the wind is cross-on or cross-shore with a short period, so it’s going to be messy and choppy. The 15th has a 4ft to 4ft swell from the NW, but the period is dropping to 7 seconds, so it’s just windswell junk. The 18th of August has a 3ft swell with moderate energy (138), but it’s onshore.

The last sniff of anything decent is on the 20th of August (Thursday morning) with a clean cross-offshore breeze and a 2ft WNW swell. It’s still small, but the wind is right. That’s your best bet of the entire run, and it’s 15 days away.

Look, if you’re a kitesurfer, this west-to-northwest wind pattern might be more interesting than it is for us paddle surfers. For a surfboard? This is a tough stretch. The consistency is poor, and when there is a wave, the wind ruins it. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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