Surf Forecasts:
Le Petit Train surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period, WNW swell with 376 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Le Petit Train in the next 16 days are 1.2m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Petit Train over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. This one’s a tough stretch for Le Petit Train – not a lot of gold, but a couple of windows worth setting the alarm for.
Right now up to Thursday the 3rd, it’s mostly cross-onshore wind and choppy slop. Swell heights from 0.8m to 1.3m, weak energy (42 to 318). Water temp is 75°F, which is 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – noticeably warm.
Friday the 4th morning shows offshore east wind at 3 mph, 0.7m (2ft) WNW swell at 8 seconds. Surfable but nothing flash – wave energy only 61.
Saturday the 5th morning is the real gem: glassy, no wind, 0.9m (3ft) WNW swell at 10 seconds, wave energy 139 (moderate). Clean, fun, and uncrowded – that’s your first standout.
Sunday the 6th morning tops it though: offshore east wind at 3 mph, 1.0m (3ft) WNW swell at 11 seconds, energy jumps to 270 (moderate). The longer period means better shape, and the conditions are clean. That’s the best of the 16 days.
After that, the swell pushes 1.6m (5ft) on Wednesday the 9th morning, but onshore wind wrecks it – wave energy hits 615 (strong), but it’s messy.
Second week is bleak: swells stay 0.7m to 1.2m (2ft to 4ft), mostly cross-on or onshore, with moderate energy. A couple of clean-ish mornings on the 12th and 13th, but waves are small and ordinary.
Go for Saturday 5th morning for the glass, or Sunday 6th morning for the best quality waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 168 | 86 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 54 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 79 | 132 | 242 | 107 | 270 | 183 | 75 | 49 | 88 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:57PM3.72m | 8:17AM3.53m | 8:38PM3.49m | 9:01AM3.33m | 9:31PM3.21m | 9:59AM3.10m | 10:43PM2.94m | 11:24AM2.94m | 00:25AM2.83m | 1:05PM2.99m | 2:00AM2.96m | 2:27PM3.25m | 3:08AM3.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.36m | 2:24PM0.45m | 2:48AM0.60m | 3:13PM0.69m | 3:41AM0.88m | 4:16PM0.94m | 4:51AM1.13m | 5:42PM1.08m | 6:22AM1.21m | 7:19PM1.01m | 7:51AM1.06m | 8:37PM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 318 | 168 | 86 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 54 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 79 | 132 | 242 | 107 | 270 | 183 | 75 | 49 | 48 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 27 | 88 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 21 | 56 | 265 | 56 | 392 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 155 | 0 | 182 | 16 | 0 | 102 | 102 | 59 | 153 | 22 |
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