Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down Le Porge for the next couple of weeks in the language you use. It’s a bit of a waiting game out on that French coast. The first few days are all in the "meh" category with a lot of side-shore chop. Honestly, from the afternoon of September 2nd through the morning of the 5th, there's a solid blank run. I’d say save your energy. Things could get interesting for a clean window on the 6th and then again way out on the 9th, but we gotta take what we can get.

First chance to get in the water is Saturday, August 29th. There's a 7ft swell from the west with a 9-second period and moderate energy (651). That’s getting into the expert zone size-wise for a beach break. But the wind is a side-shore SW breeze at 15 mph, so it’s gonna be a choppy, messy mess. Not a highlight, just the first option.

Sunday the 30th cleans up a hair. The morning shows the swell dropping to about 5ft (435 energy) from the WNW and the wind gets really light. It’s still a side-shore, but the report calls it “marginal” instead of poor. It’s not firing, but it might be your best bet that first weekend.

Then we hit a dead zone. From September 2nd onward, the swell drops under 3ft for days, and the energy numbers fall into the double digits. There's nothing for a surfer here.

On Saturday, September 5th, a new pulse shows up. 4ft from the WNW with a 10-second period. The wind is a light northerly, making for clean conditions in the morning. It's still small, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Now, the best bet of the whole forecast is Sunday, September 6th. We've got an easterly wind blowing offshore at 9 mph. That’s clean, groomed waves. The swell is only 3ft (200 energy) from the WNW, but with a longer 11-second period, it’ll have more push than the height suggests. This is a perfect beginner-to-intermediate size and looks like the cleanest, best window of the whole run.

We go quiet again until September 8th when a solid new swell arrives from the WNW. The 8th itself looks windy and choppy, but keep an eye on the morning of Wednesday, September 9th. That session shows a 5ft swell from the WNW with an 11-second period and a very high energy reading of 711. The wind is a light, clean, offshore-ish breeze from the north. The guidance says it expects “very good surf conditions”. This is a long-range standout. It could be a cracking day with lined-up sets, but being over 5ft it's getting a bit sizey for beginners. The whole thing then gets blown out in the afternoon by a side-shore NW wind.

After that, the energy drops off a cliff again, leaving us with tiny, blown-out waves right to the end of the forecast.

So, the story is patience. Wait for either September 6th for clean, fun, small waves, or take a gamble on that promising looking morning of September 9th for a punchier, more powerful session.

Rusty

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