Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for Le Poux. Over the next 16 days, there’s barely a window worth paddling out for. The wave energy is mostly weak, sitting below 100 (e.g., 36, 42, 17), and the wind is nearly always messy. It’s a rare-breaks spot anyway, so a blank run like this isn’t unusual for the area.

Let’s start from Tuesday, 28 July. The swell is tiny – 2 ft from the west with a short 6-second period. The wind is cross-on at 6 mph, and there’s only 36 combined energy. It’s poor. The next few days are more of the same: Wednesday 29 July has 1.0 ft to 1 ft, onshore or cross-on, with barely 17 to 26 energy. Thursday 30 July is a bit more energy (55) but still 2 ft and cross-on. Friday 31 July is 2 ft, cross-on, 23 to 39 energy. Not a single session worth chasing.

Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2 August see a shift to cross-off winds, and the conditions turn clean, but the swell drops even further – 0.7 ft to 2 ft, with energy just 14 to 21. You’d be floating out there. Monday 3 August has gentle offshore winds and clean conditions, but again, only 1.0 ft of west swell at 8-9 seconds, with 12 to 15 energy. No push.

The first real pulse of energy shows up Thursday 6 August: 4 ft to 5 ft from the WSW, but it’s a short-period 5 to 6 seconds, and the wind is fresh offshore at 19 to 22 mph. The combined energy hits 90 to 176. That’s moderate energy, but the swell is so short-period it’s just bumpy lines. The conditions are clean, but the quality is still poor. Friday 7 August is the closest to surfable – 4 ft west swell at 8 seconds, offshore wind, 133 energy, and the report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a 1 out of 10, so don’t get excited.

Then Saturday 8 August and Sunday 9 August bring a bigger pulse: 5 ft to 6 ft from the west, with 304 to 403 combined energy – strong wave energy. But the wind is onshore or cross-on at 16 to 22 mph, and the period is only 7 to 9 seconds. It’s choppy and blown out. That kind of size and poor wind on a beach-and-reef setup might actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

After that, the energy drops right off again. The last few days from 10 August to 12 August are back to 1 ft to 3 ft, weak wind, and poor conditions. The best of the whole 16 days is arguably Friday 7 August – 4 ft west swell, offshore wind, clean, and 133 energy. But it’s still very ordinary. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. Otherwise, store the board.

Rusty.

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