Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate. Rusty here. Lookin’ at the Le Porge surf outlook for the next 16 days, and I gotta be straight with ya – it’s a tough stretch. The surf just isn’t cooperating for a solid paddle session for most of this run. There are a few moments that get a tiny bit interesting, but not many, and they’re buried under a lot of ordinary, choppy, or onshore conditions. You’ll see a long dry gap after the first week.

The only glimmer comes very early on. Monday the 27th, first thing in the morning – you’ll have some 4ft swell rolling in from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (286). The reason I mention this is the wind: a light 6 mph cross-shore from the north. That’s the cleanest it’s gonna get all week, with light cross-shore ripples instead of the usual onshore chop. It’s still on the small side and the quality is only “ordinary,” but for an exposed beach break like this, that’s the best on offer.

After Monday morning, the bottom falls out. The swell tapers down to knee-to-waist high mush from Tuesday through to the following Monday (August 4th). Winds are mostly onshore or choppy cross-onshore, making for poor conditions. It’s a proper blank spell. There is a blip on Tuesday the 4th morning when the swell bumps up to 5ft from the west with moderate energy (347), but the wind is onshore from the west at just 3 mph. The wave comment says it’s marginal. It’s not a green light.

Then for the second week it gets worse. Dominated by high winds, onshore, and even some rain. Late on the 7th and into the 8th, we see a big spike in combined energy – into the four digits (1029 on the 7th afternoon, 1253 on the 8th morning). The swell pushes past 8ft with a long 11-second period, but the wind is an absolute blowtorch: 22 mph onshore. The water will be a washing machine. That kind of power with that wind is more of a kite session than a surf. For paddlers, it’s a no-go.

The saving grace is that Le Porge is a fairly consistent spot, so this blank run feels unusual. Forecasts can change, and with a string of WNW swells lined up later, all it needs is a shift in wind. But as it stands today, you’re better off waiting for the next window.

Rusty.

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