Surf Forecasts:
Le Porge surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, NW swell with 220 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Porge in the next 16 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Porge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating outlook for this stretch, and we're looking at a long, dry spell before anything remotely rideable shows up. The wave energy just isn't there for most of the period, and the wind is mostly on it or sloppy. You'll be waiting a while.
The first real blip of hope comes right at the end of the month, around the 29th of August. There's a small window on the Saturday morning. Le Porge (France) is looking at a small bump of 2 ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds. The real kicker here is the wind – it’s glassy. Dead calm and clean. The combined swell energy is a weak 138, so it’s not powerful, but it’s surfable. The water temp is average for the time of year, no real anomaly there. After weeks of poor conditions, that glassy morning is the one standout. It’s tiny, but it’s clean.
Before that, there’s not a single day worth getting excited about. Most days from now through the 28th are blown out, tiny, or both. You get a few glassy moments here and there, like the morning of the 18th of August, but the swell is a pitiful 2 ft with a period of just 6 seconds and only 41 combined energy. It’s barely a ripple. The whole forecast is a long gap of frustration until that Saturday the 29th.
Even then, the glow fades quickly. By that same Saturday afternoon, the wind swings onshore and ramps up to 12 mph from the West, and the swell gets messy again, even though the energy climbs to 201. The following days look poor again too.
Bottom line: clear your schedule for the morning of the 29th of August if you’re desperate for a paddle. It’s your only shot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 75 | 83 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 49 | 115 | 50 | 220 | 164 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM3.81m | 8:00PM3.95m | 8:20AM3.62m | 8:37PM3.64m | 8:56AM3.38m | 9:16PM3.30m | 9:36AM3.12m | 10:01PM2.97m | 10:26AM2.88m | 11:07PM2.70m | 11:47AM2.71m | 00:46AM2.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM-0.02m | 1:34PM0.12m | 1:59AM0.21m | 2:13PM0.35m | 2:37AM0.50m | 2:54PM0.63m | 3:17AM0.82m | 3:39PM0.94m | 4:02AM1.13m | 4:32PM1.23m | 4:59AM1.39m | 5:43PM1.43m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 83 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 17 | 50 | 220 | 30 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 5 | — | NW 9 | W 10 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | 21 | 30 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 28 | 32 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NW 9 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 12 | — | 21 | 29 | — | 115 | 40 | — | 164 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 202 | 175 | 180 | 278 | 132 | 0 | 278 | 273 | 398 | 396 | 273 | 6 | 202 | 161 | 81 | 202 | 172 |
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