Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WNW swell with 151 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Petit Train this week:
The surf forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Train in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's headed our way.
I'll level with you, this 16-day stretch is a proper struggle. We've only got a single break with a nod across the whole period, and it's a bummer. There's a big gap of no surf from the 10th of August all the way through the 20th. That's ten and a half days of nothing doing.
The one glimmer, and it's faint, lands on Friday the 21st of August at Le Petit Train. The morning is the only blip of interest. We've got a clean, offshore breeze out of the east at just 3 mph, so it'll be buttery smooth. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the NW, but with a dinky period of only 6 seconds – that's windswell, not groundswell, so it won't have any grunt. The combined energy is a weak 99, so don't expect any power. It's labeled "surfable but very ordinary conditions", but in this dead period, it's the best we've got. It's an exposed spot, and with the west swell direction and that offshore easterly, it could have a clean little bump. Keep the bar on the floor, and you might snag a wave.
The afternoon looks like it gets messy again when the wind flips onshore.
Bottom line: this is a tough run. For a break that's already inconsistent, a blank spell like this is pretty normal. Don't hold your breath.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 22 | 34 | 63 | 67 | 90 | 143 | 94 | 87 | 60 | 136 | 51 | 117 | 104 | 118 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:34PM3.53m | 4:09AM3.49m | 4:28PM3.84m | 4:59AM3.71m | 5:16PM4.09m | 5:44AM3.85m | 6:00PM4.23m | 6:25AM3.90m | 6:41PM4.23m | 7:05AM3.86m | 7:21PM4.11m | 7:42AM3.74m | 7:59PM3.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.75m | 9:40PM0.44m | 10:00AM0.48m | 10:33PM0.16m | 10:49AM0.23m | 11:20PM-0.05m | 11:33AM0.06m | 00:04AM-0.14m | 12:15PM-0.02m | 00:44AM-0.12m | 12:55PM0.02m | 1:23AM0.01m | 1:35PM0.15m | 2:01AM0.24m | |||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 21 | 34 | 63 | 67 | 90 | 143 | 94 | 87 | 60 | 136 | 51 | 117 | 104 | — | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 118 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 184 | 56 | 8 | 265 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 30 | 265 | 102 | 95 | 192 | 173 | 14 | 182 | 155 | 75 | 184 | 155 |
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