Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, W swell with 88 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Train in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about it in feet and miles per hour.
Honestly, it’s a grim outlook for a while. From Saturday the 11th until the end of the next week, the surf is gutless and the wind is all wrong. You won’t want to bother.
From the 11th through the 19th, every session is poor. The swell is mostly under 2ft, energy is weak (under 100), and the wind is onshore or sideshore. There is a glassy morning on the 14th, but the swell is under 1ft – you’d be floating, not surfing.
Monday the 20th morning is the first time it gets “surfable.” Clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NE, swell around 4ft from the WNW with a 7-second period, and energy at 150. It’s still not great, but if you’re itching, that is the window. The crowd is only “sometimes” a problem.
Then Saturday the 25th morning brings a bigger pulse – about 7ft from the WNW – but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. The combined energy is a massive 675. That’s a lot of water, but the wind will tear it up.
The real gold is Sunday the 26th morning. Offshore wind from the E at 6 mph, swell holding at 4ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, and combined energy of 281. The water is way warmer than normal for July – about 75°F, which is over 6°F warmer than usual.
So, the one to circle on your calendar is Sunday morning, the 26th of July. Clean, lined-up, and warm. The Saturday the 25th is big but rough – experts only and even then, sketchy. For the rest, wait for that Sunday.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 78 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 86 | 55 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 7:31AM3.77m | 7:48PM4.08m | 8:15AM3.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:08AM-0.07m | 1:20PM0.13m | 1:53AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | 9:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 78 | 50 | 45 | — | 86 | 55 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | 13 | 14 | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | E 2 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 2 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 35 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | 26 | 36 | — | — | 16 | 8 | — | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 0 | 21 | 144 | 173 | 128 | 184 | 56 | 392 | 527 | 414 | 523 | 523 | 22 | 446 | 694 | 192 | 658 | 820 | 375 | 658 |
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