Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrated for most of us. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, with a few moments that might just get you out of bed, but nothing that’s going to have you calling in sick. The ocean is going to be playing hard to get for a while.

The first real chance of anything comes on Thursday the 13th. The morning is looking glassy with light WSW winds, and we’ve got a weak 2ft swell rolling in from the west at 10 seconds. It’s not much, but it’s the cleanest it’s going to be for days. The energy is skinny, around 93, so it’s a longboard and funboard kind of morning, not a paddle-battle.

After that, it’s a bit of a wasteland. Friday the 14th picks up a touch to 3ft, but it’s onshore and messy. The weekend is similar – Saturday has a bit more size, 4ft, but the wind is all over the shop and the period drops to 8-9 seconds, so it’s going to be lumpy. Sunday morning the 16th is glassy again with a 4ft swell at 8 seconds, but it’s weak and won’t have much push.

Then we hit a proper lull. From Monday the 17th through to Tuesday the 26th, we are looking at tiny, weak surf. A lot of the time it’s below 2ft, with energy readings in the low double digits or even single digits. It’s a grim stretch, with no real swell and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. There are windows of glass, like the early morning of the 23rd, but with 1ft on tap, you’re just floating around.

Things start to wake up on Thursday the 20th. We see a jump in energy to 311 by the morning with a 3ft west-northwest swell at 11 seconds. It’s still onshore, but you can feel something building. Friday the 21st has more size, 5ft, and the energy is up to 404, but the wind is tearing it up, so it’s a messy one. Still, it’s the biggest we’ve seen for a week.

The real standout, the one to circle on the calendar, is Thursday the 27th of August. This is the only day that gets the blood pumping. The swell is going to push up to 7ft in the morning, with the energy reading a solid 659, and it climbs further in the afternoon to 8ft with energy at 900. The period is a workable 8-9 seconds. It’s a stormy, powerful west-northwest swell. The catch? The wind is cross-onshore and it’s going to be rough and choppy.

This is a proper beach break, Le Porge (Gironde), and with that much swell and onshore wind, it’s going to be a beast. For a beginner, that is way too much juice. You’d be in over your head. For an expert, it’s going to be a battle, and we’re looking at serious paddle-outs. Honestly, with that size and the wind blowing straight into it, this setup looks way more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers. The water is going to be churning.

The energy is strong, but the quality is going to be poor. Keep your expectations low for that one, but it’s the only day in the whole window that has any real power to it. The swell direction is bang on from the west-northwest, which matches what the spot likes.

So, the honest truth is, the next 16 days are pretty bleak. There’s nothing consistent and clean in the works. A blank run like this is normal for the area, but the good news is, with the size of that swell at the end of the month, it shows the ocean is alive. Forecasts can change, and we’ll be watching it. Get the ski wax ready for the 27th, but don’t expect perfection.

Rusty.

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