Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Le Poux is a tough one. There are no proper recommendations from the finder for the whole stretch, and every single entry in the guidance is marked as "poor surf conditions." We’re looking at a long, quiet run with no real standout days to get excited about.

The first slot we see is Friday, August 21st. A 3 ft W swell rolls in with a 9-second period, but it’s accompanied by a 12 mph cross-offshore NE wind. The combined energy is weak (133), and it’s just not coming together. The water is sitting at a very unusual 68°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s about the only thing out of the ordinary here.

Saturday, August 22nd, we’ve got a tiny 1 ft to 1 ft W swell with a clean offshore NE wind, but it’s just too small to bother with. The energy drops right off to 21 and 28. Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th are even smaller – we’re talking 0.7 ft to 1 ft. The wind stays offshore or cross-off, but the swell is practically non-existent. The energy dips down to single digits (6 to 7).

Tuesday the 25th sees a brief pulse of 2 ft from the S with a 4-second period, but the wind is cross-off and the conditions are clean. Still, the energy is tiny (13) and the period is so short it’s just not going to shape up.

Then there’s a gap of a few days with nothing worth mentioning until we hit Wednesday the 26th. A 4 ft SSW swell shows up, but the wind is a fresh 22 mph cross-on and the period is a short 5 seconds. It’s lumpy and messy. The energy climbs a bit to 67, but it’s not enough to salvage the quality.

Thursday the 27th through to the end of August and into early September, the swell tries to build. We see a 6 ft to 7 ft W swell on the 28th and 29th, with the combined energy hitting 240 to 422. That’s moderate to strong energy, but the wind is a nightmare – near gale force cross-onshore, or straight onshore. The period is short (6-8 seconds), and it’s blown out. For a beach-and-reef setup like Le Poux, this is more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing. The surf quality is just poor.

The rest of the run into September 5th stays small, with onshore or cross-shore winds and tiny swells. The energy never gets above 110, and often sits in the teens or twenties.

So, bottom line: there’s nothing here to recommend. The blank run is a bit of a bummer, but in this area, when the forecast looks this quiet, it’s just how it goes. Hang tight, because it tends not to stay this poor for long. Forecasts can change, and we might get a better run next time.

Rusty.

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