Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, WNW swell with 245 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Train in the next 16 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, let’s look at Le Petit Train. This spot is for the beginners, but the next couple weeks are looking pretty bleak. We’re in for a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy waves, so don’t get your hopes up.
Right now through Saturday morning the 4th, there’s a 4ft swell from the WNW, but the wind is cross-onshore at 6 mph, making it choppy. The wave energy is 245 (moderate), but it’s a marginal surf forecast and just not worth paddling out. It gets worse in the afternoon as the wind jumps up.
Sunday morning the 5th is the one brief standout. The swell drops to 2ft from the WNW, but the wind goes glassy – barely a whisper. It’ll be clean, but the energy is weak at 96. It’s the best on offer purely because of the clean conditions, not the size. Expect some crowd competition, as it's exposed and sometimes packs out. The water temp is about average for this time of year. After that, it’s back to small, choppy onshore slop for days.
We see a pulse of energy on the 12th and 13th, with the swell reaching 3ft and the energy hitting 151 to 231 on Monday the 13th, but the wind is howling onshore from the WNW at 15–16 mph. That setup would be better for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The period is short too, around 8 to 9 seconds.
From the 15th through the 19th, it’s back to tiny, weak, and mostly messy. The only other clean moment is the morning of the 17th, with glassy conditions again, but the swell is barely 1ft.
It’s a long, dry spell. But forecasts can shift, and it doesn’t stay poor forever around here.
Stay patient.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 245 | 190 | 104 | 78 | 54 | 50 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 22 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:01AM3.24m | 8:16PM3.48m | 8:39AM3.18m | 8:54PM3.40m | 9:20AM3.12m | 9:37PM3.31m | 10:08AM3.06m | 10:28PM3.21m | 11:05AM3.02m | 11:31PM3.14m | 12:12PM3.03m | 00:44AM3.13m | 1:24PM3.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.57m | 1:59PM0.66m | 2:29AM0.62m | 2:37PM0.73m | 3:09AM0.68m | 3:20PM0.82m | 3:54AM0.75m | 4:11PM0.91m | 4:47AM0.83m | 5:11PM0.97m | 5:50AM0.88m | 6:20PM0.96m | 6:58AM0.87m | 7:33PM0.85m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | 9:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 240 | 245 | 190 | 41 | 78 | 54 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 38 | 21 | 45 | 23 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 9 | NNW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 104 | 18 | 4 | 50 | 9 | — | 30 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 32 | 31 | — | 42 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 10 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 6 | 32 | — | 22 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 21 | 182 | 8 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 126 | 192 | 8 | 21 | 192 | 30 | 30 | 175 | 56 | 167 | 664 |
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