Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 20 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 17 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period, W swell with 10,341 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W 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 (Nov 11) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Train in the next 16 days are 5.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 20th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 604 | 875 | 640 | 477 | 298 | 237 | 131 | 66 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 184 | 470 | 208 | 198 | 695 | 1401 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM3.58m | 5:10AM3.67m | 5:31PM3.47m | 5:42AM3.56m | 6:04PM3.31m | 6:16AM3.42m | 6:39PM3.13m | 6:53AM3.25m | 7:18PM2.94m | 7:36AM3.07m | 8:06PM2.76m | 8:29AM2.92m | 9:07PM2.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.41m | 11:15AM0.36m | 11:27PM0.53m | 11:52AM0.49m | 00:03AM0.68m | 12:30PM0.67m | 00:41AM0.85m | 1:11PM0.87m | 1:22AM1.04m | 1:58PM1.06m | 2:10AM1.20m | 2:54PM1.21m | 3:09AM1.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | 4 | — | — | 24 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 424 | 604 | 875 | 640 | 477 | 298 | 237 | 131 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 208 | 198 | 695 | 1401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 8 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 44 | 25 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 2 | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 8 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 33 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 184 | 470 | — | 187 | 230 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 111 | 94 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 265 | 56 | 22 | 8 | 56 | 213 | 145 | 229 | 144 | 94 | 16 | 111 | 155 | 225 |
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