Seignosse - Les Bourdaines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on this Seignosse - Les Bourdaines forecast. I'm not going to sugarcoat it—this 16-day stretch looks like a tough row to hoe.

The water is running at a balmy 73°F, which is *much warmer* than usual for this time of year. You'll be fine in a spring suit.

From the start on July 5th all the way to the morning of July 17th, it's a long, dry spell. The swell is ankle-biters to knee-high, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore. You'll get a few glassy mornings like Sunday the 5th, Tuesday the 7th, and Wednesday the 15th, where the wind lays down, but the waves are puny—just 2ft to 2ft. The combined energy is pathetic, reading 48 (weak) or 107 (weak). It's "very ordinary conditions" at best.

The only moment worth mentioning in this whole stretch is the morning of July 5th. The wind is glassy from the NE at 3 mph. Water is 73°F. But the swell is only 2ft from the WNW at 10 seconds. It's clean, but powerless. The energy is 137 (still weak). If you're dying for a session, that's your window.

After that, it's day after day of onshore slop or cross-shore chop. The swell barely makes it past 3ft for the whole first week, and the few times it tries to show a pulse, the wind turns it to junk.

Then we hit July 17th. Friday morning shows a swell of 6ft from the WNW, with energy at 240 (moderate). Sounds good, right? Wrong. The period is a short 7 seconds, and the wind is onshore from the W at 9 mph. That's going to be a blown-out, closed-out mess. Not even an expert would be happy out there. It's the same story in the afternoon. Les Bourdaines is a beach/jetty break, so with that short-period, onshore wind, it's going to be more fun for a kite than a paddle board.

The rest of the forecast stays onshore, with the swell dropping back to 3ft and then smaller. The last glimmer on July 20th is barely 1ft and onshore.

So, here's the straight dope. There's no standout day in this 16-day window. The only half-decent chance is the morning of Sunday, July 5th. Glassy, clean, but tiny. If you need a saltwater fix, that's your best bet. Otherwise, pick up a new hobby for a couple weeks.

Rusty.

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