Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got on the table for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – it's a grim stretch ahead. The data's showing a whole lot of "poor surf conditions" with barely a ripple to get excited about. We're looking at a 16-day window with no real standout sessions. The best you can hope for is a tiny bit of knee-high slop, but even that's pushing it. The combined energy of the swells is almost always in the double digits, usually under 100, which is about as weak as it gets.

Let's start with the first bit of surf on offer, which is Wednesday August 12th. Le Poux is a beach and reef break that rarely breaks, and this week is no exception. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 68°F.

On the morning of the 12th, we've got a tiny 1.0ft swell from the west, with a period of 11 seconds. It's cross-offshore wind from the southeast at 6 mph, so it'll be clean, but the wave energy is just 26 – that's basically nothing. It's a total write-off. The afternoon isn't any better, with a 1ft swell and a 9 mph offshore wind, but the energy is still a paltry 32.

Thursday the 13th is more of the same. A 2ft swell in the morning with a cross-onshore wind from the south at 9 mph will make it choppy. The energy bumps up to 60, but it's still poor. The afternoon sees a 2ft swell with a 9 mph onshore wind from the west, and the energy hits 109 – the highest of the whole 16-day period, but it's still only moderate. The wind is onshore, so it's a mess.

The rest of the week and into the second week is a blur of tiny, weak swells and messy wind. We get a few glassy moments, like Monday August 17th morning, with a 1ft swell and glassy conditions, but the energy is only 11 and the swell period is a short 6 seconds. It's not going to break properly.

There's a long gap of nothing worthwhile. The only other time we see any energy is Thursday August 27th afternoon, with a 3ft swell from the west, 8-second period, and 99 energy, but the wind is onshore from the WSW at 16 mph, so it's going to be a blown-out, lumpy mess.

Honestly, for this entire 16-day run, there's not a single session that's worth paddling out for. The waves are too small, the winds are mostly wrong, and the break is described as "rarely breaks" anyway. Even the best of it – the Thursday 13th afternoon with 2ft – is onshore and ugly. If you're desperate, you could try the glassy Monday morning 17th, but you'll be waiting for a 1ft closeout that never comes. For a beach and reef setup like this, with such weak, short-period swell, it's looking more like a pond than a surf spot.

This is just one of those blank runs. It's not unusual for the area. The forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the board in the car and go do something else.

Rusty.

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