Le Petit Train Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for this stretch. The short version is, it’s a bit of a lean run for Le Petit Train. The whole 16-day window is one long gap with no decent surf on offer, but we’ll get into the details.

The first real chance to even think about a paddle doesn't show up until Monday the 24th of August. That's a solid ten-day wait with nothing but poor, choppy conditions. From the 14th through to the 24th of August, it's a write-off: cross-onshore winds, short-period windswell, and a lot of chop. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 77°, which is a massive 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be sweating in your wetsuit if you even bother to get wet.

For the first highlight, we're looking at Le Petit Train on Monday morning, 24 August. The wind is looking clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE. The swell is a tiny 3ft out of the NW, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (65). It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. Not a showstopper, but it’s the best we’ve seen in a while.

The next morning, Tuesday the 25th of August, is about the same. Again, a light cross-offshore breeze from the NE, keeping it clean. The swell bumps up a touch to 4ft from the NW, period still short at 7 seconds. The energy is a bit more noticeable at (129). It’s a small, clean wave, but nothing to get excited about.

Then on Wednesday the 26th of August, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions in the morning. The wind goes dead from the NW, and the swell is 3ft from the same direction, but with a pathetic 5-second period. The energy is only (53). It’s glassy, so it’s pretty, but the wave won't have any push.

The last sniff of something comes on Thursday the 27th of August morning. The wind swings offshore from the ESE, giving us clean conditions. The swell is a tiny 1ft but it’s a longer period groundswell at 10 seconds from the WNW. The energy is weak (52). It’s clean, but it’s barely a ripple.

Bottom line: over the next two weeks, Le Petit Train is a dud. The conditions are mostly poor, the swell is small and weak, and the wind is almost always wrong. It’s one of those blank runs where you just wait for the next forecast. Keep the board in the car if you’re passing by, but don’t drive out of your way for it.

Rusty.

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