Le Petit Train Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’re looking at for the next couple of weeks at Le Petit Train. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is a battle. The water’s running at 76°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a good 6°F above average, so you can definitely leave the fullsuit at home if you've got a shorty or skins.

We’ve got a bit of swell showing now, with a 6ft WNW groundswell (10-second period) pushing in, but the wind is straight from the west on Monday, making it a write-off. The energy is there (579 to 650 in the water), but it’s messy as anything.

Things get a little more interesting as we head into Tuesday 1st September. The morning cleans right up with a light ENE breeze coming cross-offshore. The swell drops to a more manageable 4ft from the WNW, but with a 10-second period, it’ll still have some push. The energy is sitting at 307, so it’s not a flogging, but the quality is actually there for a few fun ones.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Wednesday through Friday, the waves drop right off into the 1ft to 3ft range with junk onshore winds most of the time. It’s not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate for a bob.

Saturday 5th September afternoon looks like a sleeper, but it’s a trap. Swell bumps up to 5ft WNW with a long 13-second period (energy hits 610), but that’s paired with a fresh 30 km/h cross-onshore wind. For a beach setup like this, that long-period swell is just going to jack up and close out in the wind. Better suited for a kite than a paddle that arvo.

The absolute standout window is Sunday 6th September morning. We get a 4ft WNW groundswell, 12-second period, and a light cross-offshore from the ENE. The energy is a solid 330, and it’s clean. That’s your session right there. Not huge, but the quality will be there.

The following week is pretty grim. Tuesday 8th September morning offers another glimmer with glassy conditions and a 3ft W swell (12 seconds, 327 energy), but it’s small. After that, the models show a lot of small, wind-affected slop until mid-month. There’s a decent offshore window on Sunday 13th September morning with a moderate easterly breeze and 3ft W swell, but it’s a short-period 8-second wave, so it’s not going to offer much shape. It’s just as well that the consistency here is listed as inconsistent – a blank run like this is more normal for the area. It won't stay poor forever, but this forecast is what it is.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on that Sunday 6th morning.

- Rusty

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