Le Petit Train Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer around here. To be honest, it's a pretty quiet spell ahead. We've got one spot, Le Petit Train, but the next week and a half is mostly just tiny dribble or blown-out junk. There are no real standouts in the first week, so we're basically waiting.

For the first recommendation, we are looking at Wednesday morning, August 26th at Le Petit Train. It's tiny, with a swell of 2ft pushing in from the WNW. The energy is weak, only registering (20) in the combined swell energy. But the wind is offshore from the E at a gentle 9 mph, so the surface will be clean. It's surfable, but honestly, it's for logging or a longboard. It's inconsistent here, so don't expect much.

The next real window is Thursday morning, August 27th. Swell bumps up to 4ft from the WNW, and the energy comes up to a moderate (248). The wind is light and offshore from the E at 6 mph, so conditions will be clean again. This is the best looking session in the entire first week. It's a smallish, clean, morning session, and the waves should have a little more push. The water temp is 77°, which is a massive 6° warmer than usual, so it's going to feel like a bath.

Through the end of August and into September, we get a massive pulse on Friday, August 28th. Swell hits 10ft from the W, and the energy is absolutely thumping at (1724) in the morning and (2467) in the afternoon. The period is a moderate 10-11 seconds. This is for expert surfers only. The wind is a screaming near-gale, 31 mph from the cross-onshore direction, completely blowing it out. That raw power is there, but it's messy and dangerous. Not worth paddling out unless you're chasing a beating.

After that big blow, things settle down. Saturday, August 29th still has 6-6ft of WNW swell, but it's still lumpy with strong onshore wind. The energy is still strong at (669). By Sunday, August 30th, the swell drops back to 3ft, and we get a clean morning with a light cross-offshore breeze. The energy is a moderate (125), but it's just "very ordinary" conditions.

Monday, August 31st has the most promising setup for that week. The morning is glassy with 4ft of WNW swell. The period is short at (8 seconds), so the waves will be a bit fat and crumbly, but with calm conditions and an energy of (142), it's a better option for a longboard session than the rest of the week.

The second week, from September 1st to 7th, is a write-off. There's a mix of tiny swell, onshore wind, and gale-force winds on the 7th. There's a glassy morning on Wednesday, September 2nd with 3ft of swell and just (106) energy, but it's still just "ordinary". And by the morning of Monday, September 7th, we're looking at 4ft of WNW swell with gale-force 40 mph cross-onshore winds, completely blown out. Don't bother.

Overall, the best of a bad bunch is Thursday morning, August 27th, and a close second is the glassy Monday morning, August 31st. The rest is just waiting for better days.

Rusty.

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