Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s coming up. The next 16 days at Le Kerou are looking real quiet. The water temp is 69°F, which is a solid 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a warm bath.

The first real chance to get wet won’t come until Saturday, July 25th. The week before that is all tiny dribbles, poor surf, and onshore winds – not worth the effort.

On Saturday the 25th, the morning has a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 4 seconds, so it’s weak. Combined energy is only 24 – barely a ripple. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, making it messy with slight cross-chop. Not great.

Later that Saturday afternoon, the swell bumps up to 5ft from the WNW, with a period of 5 seconds, and the energy jumps to 113 (moderate). Problem is, the wind turns into a fresh onshore breeze, making it lumpy. It’s a tease – more water moving, but blown out. This is the only pulse of size in the whole run, but it’s short-period and onshore, so it’s not a standout.

The best window, if you’re really keen, is the morning of Tuesday, July 28th. It’s the only day in the whole outlook that’s called “surfable.” The swell is tiny at 2ft from the west, period 8 seconds, with a combined energy of 71 (still weak). But the wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNW, so it’s clean. Conditions are just “ordinary,” but it’s the best of a bad lot. You might see a few others out – crowds are “sometimes,” so you won’t have it to yourself.

After that, it’s back to tiny, onshore slop through to Sunday, August 2nd. There’s a long gap of poor surf here, pretty normal for the area when it goes flat. Nothing else is worth mentioning.

Overall, don’t get your hopes up. The bigger swell on the 25th is a one-hit wonder with bad wind, and the surfable window on the 28th is tiny. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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