Les Conches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and the swell is going to be struggling to get anything going. We’ve got small waves the whole way through, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, which is a real shame. The water temperature is a standout though – it’s running 71°F at Les Conches, which is a good 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s noticeably warm, so you won’t need a thick suit.

The first real chance to get wet is Friday afternoon, the 10th of July. Les Conches will have a tiny 2ft swell from the west with a 10-second period, but the wind is onshore from the west at 16 mph, making it pretty messy. The combined wave energy is weak (65), so don’t expect much push. The water’s warm, but the surf quality is poor.

Saturday morning, the 11th, drops to 1ft from the WNW with a cross-shore wind. It’s cleaner but still tiny – combined energy is only 71. Not really worth paddling out for.

Sunday morning, the 12th, offers a bit of hope with a light cross-offshore breeze from the east at 9 mph and clean conditions, but the swell is only 1ft at 9 seconds. The energy is a measly 14. It’s flat, plain and simple.

We roll into Monday the 13th with a little bump to 2ft from the WSW, but period is a short 6 seconds, and the wind is onshore. Poor.

Tuesday morning the 14th is glassy – wind is virtually nothing from the WSW at 3 mph – but the swell is tiny at 2ft and short period. Combined energy is just 18. It’s pretty but not surfable.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a repeat – small swell, mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. The only slight bright spot is Wednesday the 22nd of July, when we get a bit of offshore wind from the east at 12 mph in the afternoon, with 1ft swell from the west at 10 seconds. The combined energy bumps to 52, and the conditions are clean. It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – which is the best we get. That’s the standout of the whole window, but it’s still small.

By Thursday the 23rd of July afternoon, the swell tries to push up to 3ft from the WNW with a 10-second period and combined energy of 194 (moderate energy), but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 22 mph, making it lumpy and poor.

There’s a gap of several days with no real surfable size. The whole period is basically a write-off for any decent waves. If you’re a kitesurfer, the consistent onshore wind and small swell might be more interesting than for paddle surfing.

Stay patient, check the charts, and hope for a change.

Rusty.

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