Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, WNW swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s look at what the ocean is giving us.
Honestly, it’s a bit of a struggle for the next little while. We’ve got a big dry spell with nothing really standing out for a good week and a half. The first hint of a wave is on Friday, July 12th in the morning at Le Petit Train. But it’s a tiny 2ft from the WNW, with a weak combined swell energy of just 50. The wind is offshore from the ESE though, so it will be clean. It’s just not got any power.
Then there’s a long, flat patch. We get a tiny bump to 3ft on Monday the 15th, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. The energy stays low. Hardly worth talking about.
We finally get some more juice on Thursday the 18th with a 4ft to 4ft swell from the WNW, and the combined energy hits moderate levels (127-138). But the wind is blowing hard from the WNW, right onshore, turning it into a complete washing machine.
The only one that might be worth a look is Sunday, July 21st. The swell is 4ft from the NW with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is 170. The wind is from the NNE at 9 mph, so it’s cross-shore, not perfect but better than onshore. It’ll be lumpy, but you could probably find a wave.
After that, it’s small and onshore again until the very end. On Friday, July 25th in the morning, the wind goes glassy, and there’s a tiny 1ft swell with a 10-second period and energy of 65. It’ll be clean but tiny. A longboarder’s special.
For this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal. The one session I’d be looking at is that Sunday the 21st - it’s not gonna be a classic, but it’s the biggest chance of a proper wave all week.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 47 | 52 | 65 | 43 | 61 | 57 | 50 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 97 | 92 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:44AM3.13m | 1:24PM3.13m | 2:00AM3.21m | 2:34PM3.31m | 3:10AM3.38m | 3:37PM3.56m | 4:11AM3.57m | 4:34PM3.81m | 5:06AM3.73m | 5:26PM4.03m | 5:57AM3.82m | 6:15PM4.16m | 6:45AM3.84m | 7:02PM4.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.87m | 7:33PM0.85m | 8:07AM0.77m | 8:42PM0.64m | 9:10AM0.61m | 9:44PM0.39m | 10:07AM0.42m | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:59AM0.25m | 11:32PM-0.02m | 11:48AM0.13m | 00:21AM-0.10m | 12:34PM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | 9:51 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | 9:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | NNW 3 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 47 | 52 | 65 | 43 | 40 | 57 | 50 | — | 2 | 52 | 7 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | W 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 61 | — | — | 45 | 52 | — | 49 | — | — | 16 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 97 | 92 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 128 | 87 | 155 | 30 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 287 | 202 | 401 | 192 | 375 | 523 | 463 | 414 | 651 | 173 | 363 | 676 |
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