Surf Forecasts:
Le Poux surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, W swell with 1,412 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Poux over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get real about this stretch of coast. I’ve looked at the charts, and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: this is a grim run for Le Poux. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for any decent surf. There’s just nothing on offer that’s worth paddling out for.
We start off on Friday, August 28th, with tiny, weak windswell. The water is a notable 68°, which is a full 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a weirdly warm bath. But the swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the west with a period of just 3 seconds, and a 16 mph onshore wind from the west is making it a total mess. The combined energy is a measly 10. It’s poor. The afternoon isn’t any better.
Saturday the 29th shows a pulse of swell, but it comes with a 28 mph cross-onshore gale from the SSW. The swell hits 6 ft, but with a period of 6 seconds and that wind, it’s just a washing machine. By the afternoon, the wind is near gale-force at 31 mph, pushing 10 ft of slop. The combined energy spikes to 1204, but that’s all wind energy – it’s for kite surfers, not paddle surfers. This is a dangerous, blown-out mess. The quality is zero.
Sunday the 30th through the entire first week is more of the same: a mix of moderate to strong onshore winds, crossed-up conditions, and weak, short-period swell. The combined energy stays in the low to mid hundreds, but it’s all junk. There’s a brief moment on Monday, September 8th, with light offshore winds from the northeast, but the swell is only 2 ft – literally flat. The clean conditions don’t matter if there’s nothing to ride.
The second week is just as barren. The only standout is a strong, windy swell on Thursday, September 10th, with 7 ft from the west and a period of 7 seconds, but it’s hammered by a 25 mph onshore gale. The combined energy is 508, but with that wind, it’s purely for the experienced and the desperate. It’s not surfable in any normal sense.
This is a break that rarely breaks, and this forecast shows exactly why. It’s a long, 16-day drought. There’s nothing to recommend. The only thing you can do is wait for the forecasts to change. It tends not to stay this poor forever, but right now, it’s about as bad as it gets.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 53 | 146 | 209 | 1204 | 893 | 313 | 225 | 408 | 787 | 518 | 246 | 106 | 79 | 39 | 22 | 46 | 29 | 45 | 64 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:48AM8.39m | 9:01PM8.87m | 9:19AM8.83m | 9:33PM9.23m | 9:51AM9.12m | 10:05PM9.41m | 10:24AM9.23m | 10:40PM9.37m | 10:59AM9.12m | 11:16PM9.10m | 11:37AM8.79m | 11:57PM8.60m | 12:19PM8.25m | 00:43AM7.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.91m | 3:45AM0.49m | 3:58PM0.61m | 4:16AM0.28m | 4:29PM0.47m | 4:47AM0.26m | 5:01PM0.51m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:33PM0.72m | 5:52AM0.78m | 6:08PM1.09m | 6:28AM1.29m | 6:49PM1.60m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 313 | 225 | — | — | — | 246 | 106 | 79 | 39 | 22 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | — | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 53 | 146 | 209 | 1204 | 893 | — | 5 | 408 | 787 | 518 | — | — | 46 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 45 | 64 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 260 | 29 | 543 | 458 | 157 | 29 | 28 | 571 | 383 | 239 | 29 | 29 | 239 | 157 | 243 | 243 | 157 | 157 | 256 | 157 |
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