Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got the goods for Le Porge. The window starts off a bit slow, but there’s a couple of real gems coming up if you’re patient.

Right now, we’re looking at a bit of a flat start to the run. The swell’s around 1.3m but it’s short-period windswell with a cross-shore breeze that’s messing it up. The water’s sitting at 23.0°, which is a solid 2.8° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s proper notable, not just a blip. You’ll feel that.

The first few mornings are pretty junky – Wednesday and Thursday are poor, with onshore winds and a bit of chop. Friday morning is still marginal, but Friday arvo the swell bumps up to 1.8m and even though the wind is cross-on, the energy is starting to build (1212). Still, the conditions aren't clean, so it's a bit of a wait.

Then we get to the standout. Saturday morning (19 September) is the one to circle. We’ve got clean conditions, light offshore from the NNE at 5 km/h, and a solid 1.4m of WNW groundswell at 13 seconds. The energy is moderate at 679, and the cross-off wind is going to leave it glassy. This is the best combo of the whole run – a proper clean morning at Le Porge. Sunday morning is also good (1.3m at 11 seconds, light NE offshore) but a bit smaller.

The first half of the next week stays marginal at best – Monday and Tuesday are pretty weak with the swell dropping to under 1m. Then, the next real highlight shows up on Wednesday morning, 23 September. The swell drops a touch to 0.9m, but the period jumps to 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. Plus we’ve got a true offshore from the E at just 15 km/h, making it clean. Energy is a bit weak at 482, but for a point break style setup, that long period is gold. It’s small but clean and worth a paddle.

After that, the second week fades fast. The swell dips to 0.7m and then 0.4m by Sunday the 27th – that’s basically flat, and the energy drops to 31. There’s a bit of a late pulse on the 28th and 29th with some longer period (15 seconds) but it’s crossed onshore and pretty weak.

The final days see a bigger swell trying to show up – 2.4m on the 1st of October – but the wind is straight onshore from the W and the period is only around 10-11 seconds. That’s a big, messy, onshore mess. Too big for the beginners, and the short period will have it breaking all over the place. Not worth the drive unless you’re an expert chasing a beatdown.

So, to wrap it up: Saturday morning the 19th is your top pick – clean, 1.4m, light offshore. Wednesday morning the 23rd is the other one – smaller but with that 16-second groundswell and offshore winds, it’ll be fun. The rest is mostly weak, wind-swelly, or failing. Best to pick your session and go.

Catch you in the water.

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