Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 14 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 14 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 222 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Sunday (Jun 14) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period. 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 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 149 | 102 | 71 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 69 | 194 | 188 | 198 | 222 | 209 | 160 | 118 | 115 | 116 | 79 | 54 | 33 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42PM3.87m | 5:12AM3.83m | 5:33PM4.01m | 6:04AM3.86m | 6:24PM4.07m | 6:56AM3.79m | 7:15PM4.05m | 7:48AM3.66m | 8:07PM3.95m | 8:41AM3.49m | 9:00PM3.77m | 9:35AM3.30m | 9:55PM3.55m | 10:32AM3.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.08m | 11:09AM0.17m | 11:40PM-0.03m | 11:59AM0.15m | 00:31AM-0.05m | 12:48PM0.19m | 1:23AM0.03m | 1:37PM0.29m | 2:15AM0.18m | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:08AM0.39m | 3:21PM0.64m | 4:03AM0.60m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 210 | 149 | 102 | 71 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 69 | 194 | 188 | 198 | 222 | 209 | 160 | 118 | 115 | — | 79 | 54 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | 48 | 41 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 8 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 411 | 170 | 182 | 265 | 22 | 56 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 21 | 56 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 411 | 165 | 56 |
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