Le Petit Train Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it.

Well, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window for Le Petit Train is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a solid gap of surf that’s just not worth paddling out for, with the first ten days or so offering nothing but poor conditions. The first real glimmer of anything surfable doesn’t come until Tuesday morning, August 4th, but even then, it’s a real struggle.

The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 74°F, which is a couple of degrees above average, so that’s one small comfort.

Now, the standout – if you can even call it that – is Tuesday morning, August 4th. The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive, and the swell is a tiny 2 ft from the W with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak (46). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The break is inconsistent and, as a beginner spot, the crowd factor is sometimes an issue. It’s not going to be a classic, but if you’re desperate, that glassy morning is your best bet.

The next date worth noting is Sunday morning, August 9th, but this one is a real mixed bag. The swell jumps up to 5 ft from the W with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (459). That’s a solid size for a beginner spot, and it might be a bit too much for the less experienced. The wind is a light cross-onshore, which keeps it a little choppy, and the conditions are only marginal. For a more experienced surfer, there might be something there, but it’s not clean.

The rest of the forecast is a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, from moderate to fresh breezes, and the swell is either too small or too messy. The second week looks even worse, with tiny, short-period windswell and strong winds. For a beach and reef setup like this, with that much wind and poor quality, it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, bottom line: one glassy morning on the 4th for a tiny, ordinary wave, and a marginal, bigger swell on the 9th for the brave. Other than that, it’s a dry spell, and for this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal when the conditions don’t line up.

Rusty.

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