Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here, and I'm lookin' at the charts for our local zone. Straight up, it's a tough one. We're lookin' at a long, dry spell with hardly any surf to speak of for the first couple of weeks. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle.

Let's start with the only spot on the cards, Le Poux. This is a beach and reef setup, and it's a consistent problem here: it rarely breaks. The whole forecast is a series of "poor surf conditions" with zero ratings. The water is warm, though – 66.6°F (about 4.3°F warmer than usual for this time of year), so at least a dip won't be chilly.

We kick off on Wednesday the 22nd of July with just a tiny 0.7ft swell from the west. The wind is a cross-shore from the NNW at 12 mph, but the energy is pathetic – only 7. That's weaker than a flat soda. The next few days are the same story: tiny waves, cross-shore winds, and low energy. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are clean but flat, with energy levels at 6. Forget it.

We get a little spike on the 26th, Sunday morning. The swell bumps up to 3.3ft from the west, but it's a junk wind swell with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is howling onshore from the WNW at 16 mph, making it choppy and messy. The energy climbs to 94, but it's all for nothing. That afternoon gets worse: 4.6ft swell but still cross-on wind and a 166 energy reading. It's a mess.

The following week is more of the same: tiny lumps, onshore or cross-shore breezes. The energy stays in the double digits, well below 100. Even the 3.9ft swell on Monday the 3rd of August is wasted by a strong onshore wind and a short period.

Finally, there is a glimmer. On Wednesday the 5th of August, the morning brings a clean, offshore wind from the east at just 3 mph. The swell is only 2.0ft from the west, period 8 seconds, and the energy is a low 59. The data says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – a 1 out of 10. It's not good, but it's the only time the wind is right. For a beginner, it might be a tiny, clean ankle-to-knee-high wave. But for anyone else, it's just a tease.

After that, it's back to junk. The 6th of August has fresh cross-onshore winds at 19 mph and tiny waves. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, the bottom line: there is no standout. The only remotely possible surf is on the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August, and even then, it's a stretch. For the rest of the 16 days, you're better off doing something else. The forecast can change, but right now, it's a blank run.

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