Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with it—this outlook for Le Poux is a tough one. Over the next 16 days, there’s not a single session worth paddling out for. Every single forecast entry is tagged with poor surf conditions, so don’t be fooled by any numbers you see in the water. It’s a blank run, plain and simple. That’s more normal for this exposed beach and reef setup when the wind and swell just don’t line up.

Looking at Thursday the 3rd of September, we’ve got a 5 ft swell out of the WSW with a short period of 7 seconds, but it’s all onshore wind (19 mph) from the SW. The combined swell energy is moderate at 214, but with that wind, it’s just messy. The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than usual—very unusual warmth for this time of year. That’s about the only interesting thing here.

Friday the 4th sees a similar story: 6 ft of swell from the W, period still a weak 7 seconds, and onshore wind from the WSW at 19 mph. Combined energy bumps up to 255, but again, poor conditions. By Saturday the 5th, the swell drops to 3 ft (W, 9 seconds), and there’s a light cross-shore breeze from the NNW at 6 mph. It’s cleaner, but the energy is weak at 139, and it’s still tagged as poor. Sunday the 6th offers almost nothing—1 ft swell, energy down to 29, but at least the morning has clean conditions with a cross-offshore wind. Still, too small to surf.

Then things get ugly again from Monday the 7th onward. We see a 5 ft swell with a much longer period of 13 seconds—groundswell—and combined energy up to 878. That’s the strongest energy of the whole stretch, but it’s all cross-onshore wind from the W at 16 mph, turning to 19 mph in the afternoon. That’s fresh cross-onshore and lumpy. The longer period means better-shaped waves if the wind was right, but at Le Poux, with the wind on it, it’ll just be a bumpy mess.

Tuesday the 8th peaks with a 8 ft swell out of the WNW, period 8 seconds, and fresh onshore wind at 22 mph. Energy is strong at 783, but a 8 ft swell with onshore wind and short period is strictly for experts only—and even then, the poor surf conditions mean it’s likely a washing machine. After that, the swell slowly fades into small, clean days from the 12th to the 18th of September, but nothing breaks over 3 ft, and the energy stays in the double digits or low triple digits.

Honestly, for this 16-day window, you’re better off checking the kite gear—that strong onshore wind and moderate swell might get a kite surfer interested, but for a paddle surfer, there’s nothing here. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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