Surf Forecasts:
Le Poux surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, W swell with 225 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Poux this week:
The surf forecast for Le Poux over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Poux in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Poux over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what Le Poux has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty bleak. We've got a full 16-day window, but there's hardly a single session that's worth paddling out for. The first recommendation isn't a strong one either, so just know we're in for a quiet spell.
The water temp is running pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
Let’s start with the first little pulse we see. On Sunday the 26th of July, we get a bump of 5 ft swell from the west, but it's a short-period, wind-affected mess with a combined energy of 117. The wind is howling on it from the WSW at 22 mph, and with the exposure here, that’s straight onshore – it’s gonna be a choppy, lumpy mess. Not one for the board.
Moving into Monday the 27th, the swell drops to 3 ft from the WNW. Still cross-onshore winds (9 mph from the NW) making it fairly choppy. Combined energy drops to 109. It’s not terrible, but it's not good either.
Tuesday through to Saturday, the 28th of July to the 1st of August, is a real dead zone. Swell heights are below 2 ft and the combined energy is mostly in the 20s and 30s. There’s a glimmer on the morning of Friday the 31st when the wind goes glassy (3 mph from the north), but with only 2 ft of weak west swell, it’s more of a lake paddle than a surf.
The second week, from the 2nd of August onward, stays flat and poor. Swells rarely push past 3 ft and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, churning up what little energy there is. The combined energy stays low, just a long stretch of weak, messy surf.
The only real standout, if you can call it that, is on the morning of Monday the 10th of August. We get a 5 ft swell from the NW with cross-offshore winds from the north at 12 mph. The combined energy reaches 160, and the winds are cleaning it up. That's the most size and the cleanest conditions in the entire period, but even then, with a 6-second period, it's gonna be a bit soft and lumpy. Still, for the stubborn locals, that's probably the best you're gonna get – just keep your expectations in check.
Honestly, for most of this stretch, with the small, weak swell and onshore winds, Le Poux looks more interesting for a kite than a surfboard. The setup is beach and reef, but the wind is just too strong and wrong for clean waves.
Hang in there, it tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 117 | 162 | 166 | 109 | 82 | 29 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29AM6.42m | 6:53PM6.78m | 7:19AM6.81m | 7:38PM7.23m | 8:00AM7.25m | 8:17PM7.70m | 8:37AM7.67m | 8:52PM8.14m | 9:11AM8.04m | 9:25PM8.49m | 9:44AM8.33m | 9:58PM8.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM3.02m | 1:08PM2.94m | 1:42AM2.58m | 2:01PM2.48m | 2:27AM2.07m | 2:42PM2.01m | 3:05AM1.59m | 3:19PM1.58m | 3:40AM1.18m | 3:53PM1.25m | 4:14AM0.88m | 4:26PM1.04m | 4:46AM0.71m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | N 4 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 4 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 109 | 1 | 29 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | 26 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | W 8 | — | — | NNE 2 | E 3 | SSW 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 131 | 117 | 162 | 166 | 5 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 365 | 684 | 692 | 226 | 162 | 149 | 136 | 2 | 39 | 149 | 157 | 243 | 157 | 247 | 243 | 227 | 239 | 39 | 157 |
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