Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,190 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. 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 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got on offer for the next couple of weeks at Le Petit Train. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week is pretty much a write-off. We've got some swell coming and going, but the wind and conditions are just not playing ball. There’s a long, frustrating gap from now until the end of August with nothing worth paddling out for.
The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Wednesday, 27th August. Wind swings offshore from the SE at around 12 mph, and we get a clean, moderate offshore bump. Swell is coming from the WNW at 4 ft, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a moderate 180. It’s still very ordinary conditions by most standards, but if you’re itching for a surf, this is the first chance to get a few small, clean ones.
After that, the wind goes ugly again, and we get a few days of strong, messy, onshore slop. Friday the 29th and Saturday the 30th see some bigger swell (5 ft up to 7 ft), but the wind is howling from the WSW and W, making it blown-out and lumpy. Not worth it.
Then we hit a proper standout. The morning of Monday, 1st September is where we need to be. We get a clean, glassy bank with a light offshore breeze from the NE at 6 mph. The swell is a solid 4 ft from the WNW, with a 9-second period. The combined energy is a moderate 254. The conditions are described as "expect good surf conditions," and with that offshore wind, it should be clean, lined-up, and very surfable. This is your best window in the whole outlook. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.
One more standout to keep an eye on – the morning of Monday, 7th September. Again, we get a clean offshore wind from the E at 12 mph, with a 4 ft WNW swell and a 10-second period. The combined energy is a strong 415. This one has a longer period and more power behind it. Could be the pick of the second week, but it’s further out, so treat it like a promising rumour for now.
The very end of the run, on Tuesday, 8th September, shows a massive 8 ft swell from the WNW with a very long period of 19 seconds, and combined energy of 4484. That's a whole lot of juice, but it's marked as a marginal forecast with questionable tide. That’s big, cranky, and only for experts if it cleans up at all. For most of us, that’s a day to watch from the beach.
All in all, we’re looking at a lot of dud days, but the mornings of the 1st and 7th September are your tickets. Mark ‘em in the calendar. Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 180 | 190 | 324 | 283 | 452 | 723 | 474 | 388 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.77m | 3:28PM3.02m | 3:54AM2.99m | 4:07PM3.27m | 4:29AM3.21m | 4:41PM3.51m | 5:01AM3.40m | 5:13PM3.71m | 5:31AM3.56m | 5:43PM3.87m | 6:02AM3.68m | 6:14PM3.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM1.25m | 8:56AM1.22m | 9:29PM1.01m | 9:42AM0.97m | 10:10PM0.76m | 10:19AM0.72m | 10:45PM0.51m | 10:53AM0.49m | 11:17PM0.31m | 11:26AM0.32m | 11:49PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.20m | 00:21AM0.09m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 29 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 4 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 180 | 190 | 324 | — | — | — | 474 | 388 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 4 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | S 3 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 283 | 452 | 723 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 448 | 448 | 389 | 420 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 153 | 640 | 151 | 153 | 147 | 0 |
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