Le Petit Train Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's on offer.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle at Le Petit Train. We've got a long dry spell ahead. The first session with any real promise doesn't roll in until the morning of Saturday the 4th, so you're looking at a few days of nothing much before that.

Let's start with the one true standout. That's Saturday the 4th of July. It's not the biggest swell you'll ever see, coming in at about 4ft from the WNW with a 10-second period and moderate energy (227), but the wind is the real story here – it's dead glassy, absolute zero. That means the surface will be like a mirror. For a break like Le Petit Train, that's gold. However, it's rated as "inconsistent" and it's a beginner spot, so you won't be getting any heavy barrels, but for a clean, cruisy, longboard-friendly session, that's your moment. Just a heads-up, it can get crowded there sometimes.

Saturday afternoon, that window slams shut as the wind swings onshore and picks up to 15 mph, turning it choppy. The rest of the week is pretty average. Sunday morning the 5th has a tiny 2ft swell with glassy conditions, but the combined energy is really weak at just 97 – it's more of a splash-around than a surf.

There's a little flicker of hope way out in the distance. On the morning of Tuesday the 14th of July, we get a 2ft swell from the west with a very long period of 13 seconds and 186 units of energy. That's a proper groundswell, which for a point break or reef would be pumping, but at a beach break like Le Petit Train it can sometimes straighten out and get a bit fat or tricky. The wind is light and glassy though, so it'll be clean. That's your second-best bet if you're desperate, but it's over a week away, so keep an eye on it.

Honestly, for most of this run, the wind is either cross-onshore or howling, and the swell is just too weak or gutless to make it worth paddling out. There are a few mornings with glass or light breezes, but the wave heights are barely a ripple.

The water temp and how it sits for the time of year – well, for that first glassy session on Saturday, it's feeling about average for July, nothing too wild.

So, bottom line: if you are hanging for a surf, that glassy Saturday morning is your only real call. After that, you're mostly looking at a lot of blown-out, tiny, or non-existent conditions. If the wind picks up again on those bigger days, the setup here looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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