Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks look pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, with a mix of onshores and tiny swell. We're looking at a gap of several days at the start with nothing on offer, just a lot of blown-out dribble. But don't go selling your boards just yet. There are a couple of small windows where the ocean might just line up for us, but you're gonna have to pick your moments.

Le Poux is our only spot in the mix for this period, a beach and reef set-up that rarely breaks, so when it does show, it's worth paying attention to. That exposed west-northwest aspect is what we need, but the wind gods haven't been kind.

The first real chance is this Saturday morning, September 5th. We'll see a tiny 2ft west swell rolling in with a decent 9-second period. The air is clear and there's a magical 3 mph northwest breeze that's making it glassy. Now, this isn't going to be a day of barrels, but the energy looks weak at 86, and it's surfable but very ordinary. Still, if you're desperate for a paddle, this is the cleanest the wave will be for a while. Saturday afternoon the wind swings cross-shore and chops it up, so the window is small.

We’ll see a pulse of energy mid-week, but it's a tease. By Monday, September 7th, the swell jumps with a long-period 14-second groundswell from the west. The combined energy reads 221 in the morning. It’s cleaner than the junk we've had, with a light wind, but that onshore component is a killer. The period is long and the sets will be fat and straight-breaking on this beach/reef mix, which isn't ideal. The morning surf is messy, and the afternoon is lumpy. It's got power behind it, but the quality just isn't there to be called good.

A stormy stretch follows, with strong winds and rain killing any chance of surf. That takes us to Friday, September 11th, which is interesting. The swell builds to a solid 6ft from the west, with a strong 435 combined energy reading. The afternoon sees the wind swing to a cross-offshore and the waves clean up, giving us a "marginal" call. But that's a 5ft plus swell, which is not a beginner wave, and this period is short at 8 seconds, so expect some raw, jumbled power. Better suited to the more experienced crew.

The only other real standout is much further out, on Monday, September 14th. The west swell picks up again to a solid 4ft, with a decent 9-second period and a moderate 292 energy reading. The morning wind is a fresh cross-offshore, and the conditions are clean. It's another "marginal" call, but with glassy faces and a bit of push, this could be the most fun you'll have all period. Tuesday, September 15th is a let-down as the wind goes onshore again.

That’s another few days of mush before things finally die off. So, overall, if you want to get wet, the pick of the litter is that early morning glass on the 5th for a longboard, or the cleaner, punchier morning of the 14th for a proper shortboard. But I wouldn't be making any big plans.

Later, Rusty.

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