Surf Forecasts:
Le Porge surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, WNW swell with 157 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s 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 13) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Porge in the next 16 days are 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Porge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Le Porge.
To be straight with you, the first week and a half is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions from Thursday the 13th right through until the 20th of August. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the wave heights stay small, and the energy is low. You’ll see combined swell energy figures like 92 (weak) and 128 (moderate), but it just never comes together with clean wind. For a few days there, the period drops to 6 or 7 seconds, which is just wind-slop. Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out.
We finally get a glimmer of hope on the morning of Friday the 21st of August. The wind turns light and cross-offshore out of the north at 6 mph, and the swell ticks up a notch. We’re looking at 4 ft from the WNW with a 9-second period. The combined energy jumps to 243 (moderate) and the report says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the standout of the whole window. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be clean and rideable. The only catch is the afternoon goes a bit messy as the wind picks up and swings cross-shore. Get on it early.
After that, it’s more of a mixed bag. Saturday morning the 22nd goes glassy again with 3 ft from the NW, but the energy drops back down to 144 (moderate). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The following few days look small again with weak energy, though we get a couple more glassy windows on the 23rd and 24th in the mornings. The surf will be tiny – around 2 ft to 2 ft.
Later in the month, the 27th and 28th see the swell size push up a bit – up to 5 ft on the 27th afternoon – but the wind is howling cross-onshore at 12 mph, making a mess of it. The morning of Friday the 28th offers a clean offshore breeze from the east with 4 ft from the NW, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly.
So for the best bet: set your alarm for Friday the 21st of August. That morning session at Le Porge is the one to aim for. It’s not a massive swell, but clean 4 ft waves with a light offshore breeze are a treat around here. Don’t sleep on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 |
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 kJ | 63 | 90 | 120 | 143 | 122 | 88 | 60 | 154 | 140 | 136 | 157 | 120 | 93 | 102 | 89 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:46AM3.95m | 6:02PM4.32m | 6:27AM4.00m | 6:43PM4.32m | 7:06AM3.95m | 7:22PM4.19m | 7:44AM3.81m | 8:00PM3.95m | 8:20AM3.62m | 8:37PM3.64m | 8:56AM3.38m | 9:16PM3.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM-0.06m | 11:31AM0.03m | 00:01AM-0.17m | 12:13PM-0.05m | 00:42AM-0.15m | 12:54PM-0.02m | 1:21AM-0.02m | 1:34PM0.12m | 1:59AM0.21m | 2:13PM0.35m | 2:37AM0.50m | 2:54PM0.63m | 3:17AM0.82m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | W 11 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 63 | 90 | 120 | 143 | 122 | 88 | 60 | 154 | — | — | 157 | 120 | 93 | 102 | — | 2 | 39 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 140 | 136 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 52 | — | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 172 | 161 | 145 | 278 | 175 | 20 | 161 | 81 | 43 | 172 | 107 | 235 | 174 | 247 | 107 | 679 | 398 |
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