Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve got to be straight with you – for the next couple of weeks, Le Porge is looking pretty average. That’s the hard truth for this exposed beach break on the Atlantic. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions coming up, so don’t get your hopes up too high. The water temp is sitting at a toasty 75°, which is 4° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly, feels more like a summer bath than the Atlantic.

Let’s run through it. Right from Monday the 10th of August, it’s a write-off. We’ve got tiny 2ft swell from the NW with a weak 56 (combined energy) and a cross-on breeze. That sets the tone. Tuesday the 11th starts glassy but with only 1ft on offer and 37 energy – not enough to paddle for. Wednesday the 12th has a brief window in the morning with glassy conditions and a 1.0ft, 11-second groundswell from the W (49 energy). The long period means it could offer a shape, but it’s just too small to get excited about.

From Thursday the 13th through to Saturday the 15th, we see the swell bump up a bit, topping out around 4ft on Saturday morning with 153 energy. But the wind is straight onshore or cross-onshore, killing any chance of a clean wave. The period is short, around 8 seconds, so it’s just messy, bumpy junk. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th stay in the same vein – 3ft to 4ft swells, but again, wind-ruined and with weak energy around 104 to 118. Not worth the drive.

Now, Tuesday the 18th of August offers a glimmer – a clean morning with offshore wind from the E, and a 3ft NW swell (67 energy). It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. After that, we drop right off. From Wednesday the 19th through to Sunday the 23rd, it’s a brutal gap of poor conditions. Swell sizes stay under 3ft, energy crashes down to as low as 17, and the wind is either cross-on or onshore. Even a 3ft, 11-second groundswell on Friday the 21st (139 energy) is ruined by cross-on wind. It’s a blank run.

Then, finally, a real standout appears. On Tuesday the 25th of August, the early morning brings a clean, glassy session with a significant 5ft groundswell from the W, a very long 9-second period (which is decent for this spot), and a whopping 372 energy. That’s the best on offer in the whole forecast. It’s got power, it’s clean, and the east-southeast breeze is offshore – perfect for Le Porge’s beach break. But be warned: by the afternoon, the wind swings back to cross-on and the swell jumps to 6ft, but it becomes messy again. So if you’re keen, you’ve got one proper window on Tuesday morning the 25th. It’s a long way out, so take it as a promising call, but the near-term is a dud.

Stay patient, this is a tough stretch for the area. Rusty out.

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