Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for Le Kerou.

Honestly, mate, this is a tough one. For the whole 16-day window, there’s not a single moment that’s worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny – we’re talkin’ 0.7 ft to 3 ft at best, with most of it sitting well under knee-high. The period is short, usually between 6 and 10 seconds, which means weak, crumbly waves without any punch. The combined energy is almost always in the double digits, like 87 (weak), and even the biggest reading on Monday afternoon the 3rd of August hits only 118 (moderate), but that’s paired with a fresh cross-onshore wind that’s choppin’ it all up.

The water temperature is around 66°F for the first entry, which is about average for the time of year, so no shock there.

There’s a short stretch from Thursday the 31st of July morning through Sunday the 2nd of August morning where the wind goes clean – offshore or cross-off – but the swell is just pathetic: 1.0 ft to 2 ft. It’s a lake out there. Then from Monday the 3rd of August afternoon, we see a tiny bump up to 3 ft, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore from the WSW at 22 mph, makin’ it lumpy and horrible. The rest of the window is a mix of onshore, cross-on, and choppy conditions with no real energy.

There are no standouts here. The best you could say is that the glassy patch on Monday morning the 10th of August with 2 ft from the SW and a 6-second period is clean, but it’s barely a ripple. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft would be too big, but that’s not the problem here – there’s just not enough to ride.

Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, with the onshore wind and those small, weak waves. For a surfer, it’s a blank run. But it’s Le Kerou – it’s a fairly consistent spot, so this kind of flat spell isn’t the norm. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the boards in the shed.

Rusty.

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