Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are a tough watch for Le Poux. This beach and reef setup has very little to offer for a while, and when it does finally show a pulse, it’s nothing to get too worked up about. Hang tight, because the first real chance of a paddle is a long way off.

The run starts quiet. From Friday 11th right through to Monday 22nd September, it’s pretty much a write-off. We’re looking at over a week and a half of onshore slop, choppy conditions, and small, weak swell. Lots of days with poor surf conditions and combined swell energy barely cracking triple digits most of the time. The water temp feels about average for the time of year, nothing weird there.

Not much to get excited about on the horizon. There’s a small window that shows up on Wednesday 24th September. It’s the only standout across the whole outlook, so let’s break it down. Wednesday morning sees some moderate wave energy (462), with a 4ft swell coming from WNW. That swell has a period of 12 seconds, which is a proper long-period groundswell – it’ll have decent shape and power, but at a beach and reef spot like this, a long period can make it break a bit too straight. Still, the wind is clean: a cross-offshore breeze from the east, so it’ll be tidy. Later that afternoon, the wind swings offshore from the ENE at 16 mph, making for glassy, clean conditions. The swell drops a touch to 4ft, but the period holds at 12 seconds, and the combined energy stays strong at 368. The forecast suggests the best chance of actually good waves in that afternoon slot. Crowds are rare here, so you might have it mostly to yourself – worth noting, because this break rarely breaks at all, so when it does, it’s special.

After that, the quality fades again. Thursday 25th has some clean conditions with offshore wind, but the swell drops off fast to under 2ft. Saturday 26th offers a small, clean 3ft wave, but it’s only got a 7-second period – weak and soft.

So, to put it simply: there’s one real highlight – Wednesday 24th September afternoon. The rest of the fortnight is mostly a time to wax your board and wait. The combined energy values only really climb into the moderate range (100–500) on a few days, with most hanging below 100, so the energy is generally weak. If the swell picks up more than 5ft, it might get a bit much for beginners, but here we only see about 4ft at best, so it’s still manageable for most.

Rusty.

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