Les Conches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Les Conches over the next 16 days.

Honestly, mate, this is a bit of a tough one. The forecast is showing a real flat spell for the vast majority of the outlook period. There's a solid gap of many days where the surf is just not worth talking about, and even when there's a little bump, the conditions are poor. The water is a warm 72° as we start, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight.

Looking at the first week, it's a real struggle. Monday the 13th kicks off with a weak 3 ft swell from the WSW, but the wind is onshore and the combined energy is a measly 47 (weak). It's just poor. This continues through Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with tiny waves and mostly cross or onshore winds. The swell height barely climbs above 2 ft, and the energy figures are all in the low teens. There's a moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday the 15th, but with only 0.7 ft of swell, it's a flat, clean lake, not surf.

The situation doesn't really improve into the second week. The swell remains tiny, and the wind is often onshore or cross, making for choppy, poor conditions. The combined energy levels are weak, mostly in the single or low double digits. There's a brief moment of clean conditions on the morning of Saturday the 18th with a light offshore breeze, but it's only 2 ft of weak, short-period swell. The crowd situation at Les Conches is *sometimes* busy, but honestly, with this lack of waves, it's hardly a concern.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is the very end of the outlook. On Friday, July 24th, the morning session shows a glimmer of hope. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the WSW, and the wind is glassy. The combined energy is still weak at 33, but it's the cleanest push of the period. Later that same day, the afternoon sees a similar 3 ft swell, but the wind swings onshore and makes it choppy. The final days of the 26th, 27th, and 28th July show a tiny increase in energy, hitting 77 in the morning of the 27th, but the swell is still under 3 ft and the wind is onshore, so it's a messy, poor quality outlook.

So, the best on offer is the morning of the 24th of July. It's not going to be epic, but it's the only time you'll find a semi-clean, glassy wave with a bit of waist-high swell. For the rest of the 16 days, you're better off leaving the board in the car. The setup is a beach break, and with such weak, poor surf, it's not even a kite surfing sort of day.

Rusty.

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