Le Port Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. I’ve had a good look at the charts for our stretch of coast, and honestly, it’s a tough one. Over the next 16 days, there’s basically nothing on the cards worth paddling out for. I’ve got zero recommendations for you, which means a real flat spell is settling in.

For the first couple of days, we’ve got some weak, short-period slop around, but nothing with any push or shape. Friday the 21st kicks off with a small 3ft SSW bump but it's cross-on and messy, and the energy is barely registering at 33. The water temp is sitting at 83°, which is a massive 8° warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s very unusual, and it feels more like bathwater than ocean. The whole outlook is littered with long stretches of zero swell, with blank days from the 22nd through the 24th, and again later in the week. There’s the odd tiny blip—like a 1ft or 1ft wave—but those periods are under 5 seconds, which is just wind chop, not surf.

The only time things even look remotely interesting is Friday the 28th. We get a jump to 3ft from the SSW with a period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy finally gets into three digits at 50. But the wind goes fresh and cross-shore in the afternoon, lumping it all up. It’s still labelled as poor surf conditions. The spot to consider would be Le Port—it’s a sheltered one, rarely breaks, and it's very sheltered from swell. With this little energy, it won’t do a thing.

After that, we go right back into the tank. Days of glassy conditions, but zero swell. The light winds and clean surfaces would be perfect for a cruise on a board, but there’s just nothing to ride. It's a long, blank run which is pretty normal for this area when it decides to shut down.

When the swell does finally show a pulse, the period is so short and the direction so off that even if it had more size, it wouldn’t break with any power. The only real standout is that Friday the 28th, and even that’s a marginal call at best. If we get any bigger swell late in the window, given the wind patterns, this is looking more like a kite-surfing zone than a paddling one. I’m not holding my breath for the second week – it looks flat and quiet right through to the 5th of September.

Keep the board in the car just in case, but don’t expect much.

Rusty

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