Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's on the table for Le Kerou. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, so let's get straight into it.

We kick off on Tuesday, September 1st, with a bit of a tease. The morning is looking glassy, with a light 3 mph SSW wind and a clean 3.3 ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds. The water is sitting at 65.7°, which is about average for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate (169). It's surfable, but it's not going to blow your mind. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-on wind picking up, so that clean window is the one to chase.

The rest of the week is a write-off, honestly. From Wednesday the 2nd through to Saturday the 5th, the wind is either onshore or cross-on, and the swell is small and weak. Sunday the 6th has some clean-ish conditions in the afternoon with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is only 1.6 ft. It's a long gap of poor conditions.

The real standout, the one you need to circle on your calendar, is Monday, September 7th. The morning is absolutely glassed off, dead calm, with a 3.3 ft swell from the WSW. The period jumps to 12 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, and the combined energy is a solid 385. That's a strong pulse. With zero wind, this little beach break is going to be clean and lined up. It's a great day for a beginner to get out there, but the afternoon will get blown out by a cross-on wind, so get your sessions in early.

After that, the forecast gets a bit messy again with a lot of cross-on and onshore wind, and the swell bounces around but doesn't look great. The next real opportunity pops up a week later on Monday, September 14th. The morning is clean, with a light 6 mph cross-off breeze from the east. The swell is 3.0 ft from the WSW, but the period is a very long 13 seconds, and the energy is pumping at 440. That's a powerful, long-period groundswell. For a beach break like Le Kerou, this long period might make it a bit straight and tricky, but it'll have plenty of push. The clean conditions will make it worth a look.

Tuesday, September 15th, is much the same story: a clean morning, 3.0 ft of WSW swell at 11 seconds, and a light cross-off. The energy is moderate (213). It's a decent option for a longboard or a fun mid-length.

Then on Wednesday, September 16th, we get a proper offshore wind. The morning has a 9 mph breeze from the ENE, blowing directly off the land. The swell is only 2.3 ft from the west, but the period is a solid 10 seconds, and the energy is 212. An offshore wind will make the most of that small swell, giving you clean, peeling faces. This is another one for the early birds. The afternoon has a weird long-period 16-second swell, but the wind goes cross, so it's a bit of a gamble.

So, to sum it up: ignore most of the first week. The two clear standouts are the glassy morning of Monday, September 7th, and the clean, offshore morning of Wednesday, September 16th. The 14th and 15th are solid second-tier options. Get on it.

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