Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checking in. Let's be honest with you right off the bat: it’s looking pretty bleak for Le Kerou over the next couple of weeks. We've got a long, drawn-out stretch of poor to ordinary conditions coming our way.

Looking at the whole picture, the first real standout is a long way off. For the next ten days, from August 13th through to August 24th, the story is mostly tiny, weak swell and messy wind. You’ll see a few clean mornings here and there – like Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th with light north-northeast cross-offshore breezes – but the swell is tiny, barely 3 ft. The wave energy is low (108 and 116), so you’d be scratching for anything rideable. The afternoons are a write-off with solid west-southwest cross-onshore wind kicking up chop. The water is sitting at a pretty average 67°, nothing special for this time of year.

The only half-decent window for a surf appears on the morning of Sunday, August 23rd. We finally see some life, with a 4 ft west swell and a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 212, and the wind is forecast to be glassy – dead calm, from the south. That's prime for clean, smooth waves. Now, it’s an exposed beach, so it won't be perfect, and it’s still a beginner-friendly break, so the 4 ft swell is a solid size for that level. It’s the closest thing to a highlight in this forecast.

After that, the swell sticks around a bit on the 24th (5 ft, period 9 seconds, energy 380) but the wind turns onshore and the rain showers roll in, so that window slams shut fast.

Other than that one glassy Sunday morning, everything else is either too small, too choppy, or has that weak, short-period swell that just doesn't have any punch. This is a classic case of needing to be patient. I wouldn’t be holding my breath for anything else.

Stay tuned, things can change. This is Rusty, signing off.

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