Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee and settle in, let’s talk about what’s going on at Le Kerou. I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a tough watch. There’s some swell coming, but the conditions are fighting it every step of the way.

The water temp is sitting at about 65°, which is pretty much where it should be for this time of year, so the wetsuit isn't the issue. The problem is the wind. For the first week, almost everything is blown out by onshore and cross-onshore breezes. Real messy.

Friday the 28th kicks off with a weak 2ft swell from the west, but the wind is on it, so forget it. That bumps up through Saturday the 29th with a bigger, but shorter-period 8ft to 8ft southwest swell. The combined energy hits a massive 1003, which is pumping hard, but it's coming with a strong 25 to 37 mph onshore or cross-onshore wind. That’s just brutal. It’s going to be a washing machine. Too big for beginners, and with that wind, only the experts who love a challenge would even bother paddling out.

Sunday the 30th drops back to 6ft, but still with unfriendly wind. Same story Monday the 31st, with a 7ft west-southwest swell (756 energy) and cross-onshore chop. It’s just not happening.

We get a real beautiful moment on Wednesday morning, September 2nd. The wind goes glassy, flat calm. But the swell is only 2ft with weak energy (51). It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. That’s the tease.

The real standout, if you can call it that, comes on Saturday morning, September 5th. We get glassy winds again, and a 3ft west swell with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is 99, and the guidance says the conditions are “surfable but very ordinary”. For this stretch, that’s the best we’ve got. It’s small and weak, but it’s clean. For a beginner or someone wanting to get the board wet without getting thrashed, that’s your window. The break does say it’s a fairly consistent beginner wave, and it gets crowded sometimes, so don’t expect to have it to yourself, even when it’s small.

There’s another brief moment on Monday morning, September 7th. Glassy again, 2ft swell. Clean but tiny. That’s it.

After that, the second week just fizzles out. Swell drops to 1ft or 1.0ft, and the wind does go offshore or clean for a bit on the 10th and 11th, but there’s barely any wave energy left. A 1ft, 7-second swell with 19 energy is basically a lake.

Overall, there’s a long stretch of poor conditions here. Don't hold your breath for anything epic. The morning of September 5th is your best bet for a quiet, clean, small session at Le Kerou. It’s not going to be the best day of your life, but it's the only thing that’s worth paddling out for.

Rusty.

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