Le Poux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – the outlook for Le Poux for the next 16 days is a frustrating one. We’ve got a lot of days where the ocean is just angry or mushy, and the conditions never really line up for a proper session. It looks like we’re in for a long dry spell.

Let’s start from the beginning. For the first few days, right from Thursday the 3rd of September through the weekend, it’s a write-off. We’ve got a fresh to moderate onshore wind from the southwest and west, pushing straight onto the beach. The swell is there, between 2 ft and 6 ft, but the combined energy is weak to moderate (between 98 and 263), and with that wind, it’s just a choppy, lumpy mess. The period is short, around 7 to 10 seconds, so there’s no real shape to it. It’s poor surf, no two ways about it.

Moving into the next week, Monday the 7th of September keeps the theme going. The wind is howling from the west again, 18 to 19 mph, and the onshore flow just ruins it. The swell height bounces around 4 ft to 5 ft, but with that wind, it’s more about survival than fun. The combined energy jumps up to 375 on the Monday afternoon, but it’s all messy power, no clean lines.

Tuesday the 8th of September looks similar – biggish wind, crossed-up conditions. The swell pushes 5 ft with a combined energy of 430, but it’s still a cross-onshore blast. There are definitely no standouts here. The swell direction is coming from the west, which isn’t the optimum direction for Le Poux. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

The middle of the second week, around Thursday the 10th of September, the swell size actually ticks up to 7 ft, and the combined energy hits 401, but it’s accompanied by a 16 mph onshore wind and a short period of 7 seconds. That’s big, messy, and nasty – only for the most dedicated experts, and even then, it’s not going to be a good time.

After that, from Friday the 11th of September onward, the swell really fades. We’re looking at tiny waves, 0.7 ft to 3 ft, and the combined energy drops below 100. The winds do shift a bit, giving us some cleaner moments on Sunday the 6th of September with a light cross-offshore breeze from the southeast, and again on Tuesday the 15th of September with a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the north. But the problem is, the swell is just too small to do anything with.

By the time we hit the middle of the third week, Thursday the 17th of September, the wind is howling onshore again and the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft. There’s just no window where the swell, wind, and shape come together.

To be honest, there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The whole period is a long gap of poor-quality surf. It’s a frustrating run for the area. Le Poux can be fun when it lines up, but this forecast is a total blank. The only thing this stretch of water looks interesting for is a kite surfer looking to get blown around.

Stay patient. It tends not to stay this poor for long.

- Rusty

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