Surf Forecasts:
Le Porge surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, WNW swell with 731 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Porge in the next 16 days are 1.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Porge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mates, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the first week is a bust. From now through the end of August and into early September, it’s all onshore junk and poor surf. Expect a dry spell of about a week before anything decent shows up.
The first real chance to get wet is the morning of Wednesday, 2nd September. Le Porge will be glassy with a light breeze from the NNE. The swell is tiny, about 3ft from the WNW, with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is weak (132), so don’t expect much push, but it’ll be clean. It’s a small, ordinary wave, but it’s rideable.
The best of the whole forecast, no question, is the morning of Saturday, 5th September. That’s a week away. We’ll have clear skies, a light cross-offshore breeze from the NE at 15 km/h, and a 3ft swell from the WNW with a very long period of 12 seconds (260 combined energy). That’s proper groundswell. The surf will be clean. That long period means it’ll wrap nicely around points and reefs. It’s a small wave, but it’ll have shape and some punch. That’s your session.
After that, the morning of Sunday, 6th September has a clean offshore breeze from the ENE, but the swell is smaller at 3ft. Monday morning, 7th September, is similar with an offshore wind and a 3ft swell. Good for a paddle, but not the highlight.
The second week fades out. The 10th and 11th of September see a bump in swell to 4ft to 5ft, but it’s all onshore wind and messy. The energy is moderate (408 on the 10th afternoon), but with the wind howling onshore, it’s just a choppy mess. Not worth paddling out.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a no-go. The 2nd September is a glassy but small option. The 5th September morning is the clear winner – clean, long-period groundswell. After that, it’s a slow decline into ordinary conditions.
Stay tuned, and I’ll see you in the water.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 20 | 64 | 295 | 154 | 252 | 395 | 343 | 473 | 692 | 399 | 314 | 484 | 591 | 490 | 312 | 232 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:02AM3.50m | 5:14PM3.81m | 5:33AM3.66m | 5:45PM3.96m | 6:03AM3.77m | 6:15PM4.03m | 6:33AM3.82m | 6:46PM4.03m | 7:04AM3.81m | 7:18PM3.95m | 7:37AM3.73m | 7:54PM3.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.53m | 10:51AM0.49m | 11:15PM0.31m | 11:24AM0.30m | 11:47PM0.15m | 11:56AM0.17m | 00:19AM0.06m | 12:30PM0.11m | 00:52AM0.06m | 1:05PM0.13m | 1:28AM0.14m | 1:43PM0.23m | 2:06AM0.32m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 7 | — | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 11 | 64 | — | 55 | — | 395 | 343 | 473 | 692 | 399 | 314 | 484 | 591 | 490 | 312 | 232 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | WNW 8 | NW 11 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 20 | 5 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 15 | — | — | 295 | 154 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 247 | 186 | 161 | 174 | 202 | 143 | 125 | 202 | 99 | 36 | 127 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 73 | 77 | 202 | 43 |
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