Surf Forecasts:
Le Poux surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period, NW swell with 39 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 1.0m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Poux over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for Le Poux. I've scanned the charts and, to be brutally honest, this is a tough one. We're looking at a 16-day window where you'd be better off polishing your board than paddling out.
The core issue is that this spot, a beach and reef setup exposed to the WNW, *rarely breaks* as it is, and the entire forecast period is plagued by tiny, weak waves and lousy wind directions. It's a grim run.
Let's walk through it. From Thursday the 30th of July right through to Wednesday the 14th of August, there's just nothing doing. The swell is a pathetic 1 ft to 3 ft, and the period is mostly short and weak, bouncing between 4 and 10 seconds. The combined wave energy is almost always in the double digits, barely cracking triple digits just once, hitting 101 on Monday the 10th of August afternoon, but even then it's a weak, cross-onshore mess.
The wind is the real killer. We see a lot of cross-on and onshore, with only a few brief glimpses of something better. On Sunday the 2nd of August morning, we get a glassy 1 ft wave, but it's still a micro-swell with an energy of only 16. Not worth the wetsuit. On the 14th of August, Friday morning, we get clean 2 ft surf, but again, the energy is low at 16.
There is one very odd outlier in the failing data. On Friday the 7th of August in the afternoon, we see a weird spike: a 3 ft swell from the NNE with a period of 6 seconds and an energy of 55. The problem? It’s onshore wind from the WSW, making it a total washout. The same happens the next morning. It's just not going to form.
So, what’s the takeaway? There are no standouts. No best on offer. This is a blank run. For this area, with a break that rarely works and a poor forecast, an empty period like this is unfortunately not unusual. If you must get wet, you’d be better off checking if the conditions suit a kite. The wind is often strong and the surf is small and messy, so that setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now.
Signing off,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
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 kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:11AM8.04m | 9:25PM8.49m | 9:44AM8.33m | 9:58PM8.75m | 10:17AM8.53m | 10:31PM8.88m | 10:50AM8.61m | 11:05PM8.86m | 11:26AM8.57m | 11:41PM8.69m | 12:04PM8.37m | 00:22AM8.36m | 12:47PM8.02m | 1:08AM7.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM1.25m | 4:14AM0.88m | 4:26PM1.04m | 4:46AM0.71m | 4:58PM0.96m | 5:17AM0.69m | 5:29PM0.99m | 5:49AM0.79m | 6:02PM1.14m | 6:22AM1.01m | 6:37PM1.39m | 6:58AM1.34m | 7:16PM1.72m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 12 | W 10 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 10 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | W 3 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 3 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 243 | 254 | 239 | 254 | 227 | 282 | 229 | 243 | 264 | 229 | 186 | 244 | 247 | 243 | 243 | 227 | 260 | 654 | 227 | |
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