Surf Forecasts:
Le Poux surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, W swell with 773 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Poux this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Le Poux in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Poux over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let me be straight with you: this outlook for the Le Poux region is a tough one to write. We're looking at a long, dry spell before anything worth getting wet for shows up.
For most of the next week and a half, it's flat or close to it. The swell is tiny, often under 2 feet, and when it does bump up, the wind is howling onshore or cross-onshore, turning the ocean into a washing machine. The water is a balmy 68°, which is *much* warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's the only bright spot for a while. You'd be wasting your time paddling out until we hit September.
We have a gap that stretches all the way from now until the start of September with nothing to recommend.
The first faint glimmer of hope comes on Wednesday, September 2nd, in the afternoon. A small 3-foot swell from the W with a period of 8 seconds might show at Le Poux, and with a light cross-offshore breeze from the N, it could clean up to be "surfable but very ordinary." It's barely a pulse, but it’s the only thing breaking.
Then, on the morning of Thursday, September 3rd, there’s another tiny window. A similar 4-foot W swell (8-second period) and glassy conditions with a light SE wind. It’s clean, clean, clean, but the energy is weak (combined energy of 149). It's the best conditions we'll see for ages, but you’re chasing small, weak waves.
The real standout – but a long-range one – is way out there on Tuesday, September 8th. A very long-period groundswell of 5 to 6 feet is due, with a period of 16 to 18 seconds. That's a massive, powerful groundswell. The combined energy readings are off the charts (1631 on Tuesday morning). This is serious, heavy energy. The problem is, the wind is forecast to be a fresh cross-shore breeze from the S, so it’ll be lumpy and tricky. Long period swells like this, over 15 seconds, can break too straight for a beach break like Le Poux, it needs a point or a reef to really shine. This is expert territory only – that 5 feet with a 18-second period is going to pack a punch and is definitely not for beginners. It's a promising sign for the surf getting active again, but lock it in lightly.
Good luck out there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 12 | NNE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 84 | 66 | 77 | 637 | 620 | 246 | 92 | 285 | 209 | 78 | 151 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:38PM6.52m | 7:05AM6.64m | 7:21PM7.15m | 7:43AM7.25m | 7:57PM7.79m | 8:17AM7.85m | 8:30PM8.38m | 8:48AM8.39m | 9:01PM8.87m | 9:19AM8.83m | 9:33PM9.23m | 9:51AM9.12m | 10:05PM9.41m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM2.71m | 1:41PM2.55m | 2:06AM2.04m | 2:20PM1.92m | 2:41AM1.41m | 2:54PM1.36m | 3:14AM0.87m | 3:26PM0.91m | 3:45AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.61m | 4:16AM0.28m | 4:29PM0.47m | 4:47AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 7 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 78 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | WSW 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SE 3 | SW 5 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 105 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 84 | — | 77 | 637 | 620 | 246 | 46 | 285 | 209 | 40 | 151 | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 344 | 239 | 136 | 158 | 157 | 208 | 227 | 257 | 239 | 34 | 34 | 137 | 245 | 125 | 125 | 242 | 157 | 28 | 675 | 157 |
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