Le Petit Train Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. We’re looking at a pretty bleak stretch ahead for our local setup. The only spot in the game is Le Petit Train, and honestly, it’s not looking like it’s going to fire for a good while.

Right from the start, we’ve got a big gap with no real surf to get excited about. The first few days are a write-off. On Wednesday 29 July, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is all wrong – cross and onshore – and the water is sitting at 72°, which is about normal for this time of year. The energy is weak (73), and the conditions are just poor. Nothing to paddle out for.

Thursday 30 July and Friday 31 July are more of the same: small, messy, onshore wind. The swell drops to 1ft or 2ft, and the energy is barely there (46 to 40). The whole first weekend into August is also a dud. Saturday 1 August sees a tiny 3ft NW swell, but it’s short-period (6 seconds) and the wind is on it. The energy is still weak (82). Sunday 2 August to Tuesday 5 August is just a sad run of 1ft to 2ft slop, all cross-onshore or onshore. Not a single decent wave in the mix.

Then, on Thursday 6 August, we get a moment of quiet. The wind goes glassy in the morning, but the swell is just 1.0ft from the west, with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is only 30. It’s clean, but there’s just no power. Friday 7 August morning has a light offshore breeze from the ESE, and the water is clean, but again, only 1.0ft of swell. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. The rest of that week into the second weekend is the same story – tiny waves, onshore winds, and no energy.

Now, looking further out, we finally see a pulse. On Sunday 9 August, the energy picks up a bit, hitting 103 in the morning, with a 3ft WNW swell at 9 seconds. But the wind is a cross-onshore 15 mph, and there’s a risk of thunderstorms. It’s still rated as poor. Monday 10 August sees the biggest swell of the whole run, with 3ft from the WNW and a period of 8 seconds, energy hitting 125. But the wind is onshore at 15-18 mph, and there are rain showers. It’s not clean, and it’s still not a good option.

After that, from Tuesday 11 August through to Thursday 13 August, the swell drops away again, back to 2ft and then 0.7ft, with onshore winds. The energy fades to 17 by the afternoon of the 13th.

So, what’s the standout? Honestly, there isn’t one. This is a 16-day window with nothing worth getting wet for. The only time the conditions are clean – like the morning of Friday 7 August with that offshore ESE wind – the swell is just too small to ride. The bigger pulse on the 9th and 10th is blown out by onshore wind. The best advice I can give you is to leave the board in the shed, or if you’re really itching, maybe look for a lake or a river mouth if the wind is light. It’s a tough run, but it won’t last forever. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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