Le Kerou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's see what Le Kerou is serving up. The first week's menu is pretty thin, but there are a couple of standout dishes later on that are worth saving your appetite for.

The water's running a touch warmer than usual for the fall, around 66°, so you should be fine without a full winter suit for now.

Right off the bat, Monday morning (September 14th) is a non-starter. We're looking at a weak 3ft west swell with a 9-second interval. It's glassy, but there's no grunt behind it. Don't bother.

The pattern stays pretty hopeless for the rest of the week. Small, choppy, and onshore winds just trash any chance of a decent wave. Wednesday afternoon (September 16th) does see a jump to a 6ft WNW swell with a 10-second period and a moderate cross-offshore wind, so it's clean, but the vibe is still marginal. It's got decent energy (1114), but it's not clicking for a good session.

Friday the 18th brings more size – 5ft from the west with a very long 16-second period, giving it strong energy (1321). But the wind is cross-onshore and it's lumpy. That long-period groundswell is much better for a point or reef break, and since Le Kerou is an exposed beach, it's likely to be too straight and hard to get into. Wrong spot for it.

The first real gem shows up a week out, on Monday morning, September 21st. The wind goes light and cross-offshore from the ENE, leaving the surface clean as a whistle. We've got a solid 4ft west swell with a nice 14-second period. The combined energy is a healthy 577. This should produce some really good, well-shaped, powerful waves. This is the session to circle on your calendar.

A bit further out, Sunday morning the 27th of September looks like a heavy swell. We're talking a 7ft swell from the WSW, but with a shorter 10-second period. The combined energy is very strong (856) and the wind is a gentle offshore from the ESE, so it'll be clean. That's a lot of water moving.

But listen to this: the very next day, Monday the 28th, the swell pumps up to 10ft from the WSW. The forecast flat-out says it's predicted to be too big for this break. That's strictly for the big-wave crew. Even with a light cross-shore wind, it's going to be a chaotic close-out zone for everyone else.

So, my top tip is that Monday morning (September 21st) – clean, powerful, and with long gaps between sets to make the paddle out easy. The Sunday the 27th is a solid second pick, big and clean, but you'll want your biggest gun.

The rest of the run is a total washout. Cross-onshore slop and tiny dribble.

- Rusty

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