Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a cuppa, because this is a tough one. Over the next couple of weeks at Le Poux, we are in for a real dry spell. Honestly, for the vast majority of this 16-day run, you’ll be fighting onshore wind and messy conditions. The wave energy is low and the quality just isn’t there for a proper paddle session. The first real sniff of anything decent doesn’t pop up until the very end of the period, and even then, it’s tiny.

Forget the first week entirely. From Friday the 11th all the way through to Friday the 18th, it’s a write-off. We’ve got constant cross-onshore winds, mostly from the west, and the swell is either too small or too junky. The combined swell energy is often weak, sitting below 100 (like 63 or 83), and even when it jumps up to 275 on Wednesday the 16th, the wind is cross-shore and messy. It’s not worth paddling out.

We finally get a break in the wind on the afternoon of Monday the 14th. A glassy window with 2 ft of west swell at 9 seconds rolls in. The water temp is a notable 67°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year. But the waves are just ordinary—small and weak. It’s surfable, but barely worth the effort.

The pattern stays poor until the tail end of the second week. The standout moment—and I mean the only real highlight—arrives on Saturday the 21st of September. The morning is blown out again, but the afternoon at Le Poux (a beach and reef setup that rarely breaks) shows some promise. We get a clean, light cross-offshore breeze from the southeast at 6 mph, with 2 ft of west swell at 9 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 63, but the clean conditions make it the best we’ve seen. It’s small, but if you’re desperate for a slide on a longboard, that’s your window.

Otherwise, this is a long, flat, and choppy outlook. Le Poux is inconsistent at the best of times, and this stretch is proving that. Don’t hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s not much to get excited about.

Rusty

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