Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is a real test of patience. There’s a lot of flat, weak, and messy days ahead. The first proper surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Wednesday, the 12th of August, and even then it’s nothing to write home about. We’re talkin’ about a solid week of poor surf before that.

The stand-out, and really the only highlight in the whole 16-day window, is the morning of Wednesday, the 12th of August at Le Kerou. The water temp is around 66° F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The wind goes glassy, and that’s a major positive. You’ll find a clean 2 ft swell coming from the WSW, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak at 78, but for this spot, that’s about as good as it gets in this forecast. It’s a consistent little wave, and with the glassy conditions, it’ll be clean. Crowds are only a *sometimes* thing here, so you might have it mostly to yourself.

The morning of Thursday, the 13th of August, offers a bit more size – 3 ft from the WSW with a 10-second period, and a light offshore wind from the ENE. The energy is moderate at 169. It’s surfable, but it’s a fairly ordinary wave. The wind is offshore, though, so it’ll be clean. The afternoon on the same day swings onshore and gets messy.

Beyond that, we’ve got a few mornings with cleanish conditions but tiny swell, like Friday the 18th with a 2 ft W swell and a cross-off breeze, or the 19th with flat, glassy conditions and a 1 ft swell. The swell picks up a bit around the 15th and 16th of August, with 3 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. It’s a kite-fishing breeze for those days, not a surfers’ window.

The second week is a repeat of the first: small, weak, and mostly wind-affected. The 20th and 21st of August have 2 ft W swells, but the wind is cross-onshore or onshore, so it’s not going to be a pretty picture.

So, to sum it up: if you’re desperate, hit the glassy Wednesday morning or the offshore Thursday morning. Otherwise, save your energy. The waves are small, the wind is rarely your friend, and it’s a long, quiet spell. Things can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

Read more