Surf Forecasts:
Le Porge surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, W swell with 149 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Porge over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the outlook for Le Porge is a tough one. The next week and a half is mostly a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions and tiny, weak swell. There’s a lot of cross-onshore and onshore wind messing things up, and the swell energy is just too low. The only real flicker of hope comes right at the very end of the forecast period.
The very first real stand-out, and it’s a long-range one, is the Thursday morning, 21st of August. We’ve got a clean NE cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph, and the swell is coming from the WNW at 3 ft with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (180). It’s not a huge day, but it’s the cleanest we’ll see. The water is about 76°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so a spring suit is all you’ll need.
The afternoon of that same day, Thursday the 21st, gets a bit more size but the wind swings back to a strong cross-onshore. The morning is your window.
Before that, the only other day that’s even worth a mention is the morning of Tuesday, 18th of August. We’ll see a bit of a lift in swell to 4 ft from the NW, with a period of 7 seconds. The energy is moderate (201). The wind is light from the N, so it’s a clean cross-shore. But it’s a short-period windswell, and the guides call it marginal. It’s a slight chance, but nothing to write home about.
For the rest of the run, it’s a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, often under 3 ft, and the wind is almost always rubbish. The 17th of August afternoon gets a spike to 5 ft from the NW, but with a 12 mph cross-onshore wind, it’ll be a choppy mess. That’s kite-surfing territory, not for a paddle board.
So, bottom line: the first week and a half is a blank. Save your energy for the 21st of August morning. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but it’s the only clean wave on the horizon.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 105 | 62 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 54 | 26 | 21 | 50 | 60 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM3.11m | 11:42AM3.03m | 00:31AM3.01m | 1:15PM3.08m | 2:02AM3.11m | 2:34PM3.31m | 3:14AM3.34m | 3:38PM3.63m | 4:12AM3.59m | 4:31PM3.94m | 5:01AM3.81m | 5:18PM4.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.90m | 5:11AM0.97m | 5:48PM1.01m | 6:27AM1.06m | 7:11PM0.97m | 7:48AM0.98m | 8:31PM0.76m | 8:59AM0.76m | 9:36PM0.45m | 9:56AM0.48m | 10:30PM0.16m | 10:46AM0.22m | 11:18PM-0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 50 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 9 | W 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 17 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 4 | — | 32 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 5 | W 7 | — | W 7 | NW 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | NW 4 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 105 | 62 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 54 | 5 | — | 2 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 202 | 139 | 0 | 1004 | 186 | 486 | 401 | 132 | 0 | 202 | 9 | 21 | 202 | 43 | 43 | 202 | 11 | 172 | 278 |
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