Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. I gotta be real with you – we’re staring down a long stretch of flatness at Le Poux (beach and reef setup). This spot rarely breaks, and for the next week and a half, it’s just not giving us anything.

The first week of July, from Monday the 6th through Sunday the 12th, the swell is tiny – we’re talking 0.7 ft to 2 ft and the combined energy is weak, barely hitting 39. The water is running at 65°F, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s small consolation when the waves are flat. Winds are mostly offshore or clean, but with hardly any swell, it doesn’t matter.

That flat spell runs right through until around Monday the 13th, and honestly, it’s not much better. The 14th and 15th show a few pushes of 3 ft to 1.0 ft swell, but the period is short and the energy is still puny (42). The 16th of July is more of the same – small, onshore, choppy.

Now here’s where it gets a little interesting, but you’ve got to wait. Around Friday the 17th of July, we finally see a proper swell show up. 3 ft from the West, period 9 seconds, and the combined energy hits 166 (moderate). But the wind is cross-onshore from the West, so it’s going to be messy. Saturday the 18th shows 5 ft from the West with 373 energy, but the wind is cross-shore – still not clean.

The standout, and I mean the only one worth marking on the calendar, is Monday the 20th of July. The morning starts with 7 ft from the West, but that afternoon it builds to 7 ft with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy hits 520 (strong). The wind is offshore from the ENE at 16 mph, so it’ll be clean. That is a solid, powerful wave for experienced surfers. The period is a bit short, so it may not have the smoothest ride, but the power is there.

Tuesday the 21st of July still has 6 ft in the morning and 6 ft in the afternoon, with offshore wind and energy around 418–443. It’s good, but Monday afternoon is the real highlight.

So here’s the deal: don’t bother paddling out until the 20th. From the 6th to the 19th, it’s a dead zone. Monday the 20th afternoon is the true standout – a clean, powerful, expert-level session. Tuesday the 21st is a decent runner-up.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the forecasts. Things can shift.

Rusty.

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