Le Porge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what’s happening. Straight up, the next couple of weeks at Le Porge are not looking great. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions ahead, so don’t get your hopes up too high. The water’s sitting at a very warm 77° – that's a massive 5° above normal for this time of year, so it’s a real anomaly, like swimming in a bath.

The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Thursday morning, 13 August. That morning we’ve got a tiny 0.8ft swell coming from the west, with a period of 10 seconds. The key thing here is the wind is glassy. That’s a major positive – clean, untouched surface. But the combined wave energy is weak, only 93, and it’s small. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-onshore breeze that chops things up.

Friday the 14th has a bit more punch in the morning – 1.0ft from the west-northwest, period still 10 seconds. Combined energy climbs to a moderate 178. But the wind is onshore, straight out of the WNW. That kills it. Saturday morning is similar – onshore and messy.

We get a small window of calm again on Tuesday morning, 18 August. Swell drops back to 0.8ft from the northwest, period a short 6 seconds, and the wind is glassy again. Energy is a weak 35. It’ll be clean, but don’t expect much push. After that, it’s cross-onshore chop right through until the end of the week.

The only real standout in the whole outlook – and I’m using that term loosely – is Monday morning, 24 August. Swell jumps to 5ft from the northwest, period 7 seconds. That’s the biggest we see, and combined energy hits a strong 231. But look closer: wind is onshore at 16 mph, with a risk of thunderstorms. The break is an exposed beach setup, so with that much onshore wind, it’s going to be a mess. In fact, for any surfers out there, that setup is looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The afternoon only gets windier – 25 mph cross-onshore. That’s not a day for a log.

Honestly, the best of a bad bunch might be that Thursday morning, 13 August glassy session, or the Tuesday 18 August glassy morning. But neither is a true standout. It’s a long 16-day window with very little to smile about. Le Porge is fairly consistent here, so it tends not to stay this poor for long – forecasts can change. But as it stands, there’s no true gem in the rough.

Rusty.

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