Surf Forecasts:
Les Conches surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, WNW swell with 86 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Les Conches this week:
The surf forecast for Les Conches over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Les Conches in the next 16 days are 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Les Conches over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. I’ve been staring at the charts for Les Conches and, well, I’ll be honest with you — it’s a pretty grim stretch ahead. The finder is telling me there’s just nothing on the menu for the next 16 days that’s worth paddling out for. The whole period is a series of "poor surf conditions" tags, with a couple of moments that might technically be surfable, but you’d be kidding yourself if you thought it was good.
The first real chance you’ve got is a long way off, on Monday morning, 10 August. That early session sees a glassy, near-calm wind at just 3 mph from the W, with tiny 2 ft swell from the W on a short 7-second period. The combined energy of all swells directed here is weak at 40. The water temp is around 69°, which is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there. The wind is dead calm, so the surface will be clean, but with that little energy and that short period, you’re looking at small, weak, crumbly waves. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.
Then, on Wednesday morning, 12 August, you get another brief window. Another glassy morning, this time with a flat calm wind (0 mph) from the ESE, and a slightly better 2 ft swell from the W, still on a 10-second period. The combined energy comes up to a moderate 109, so there’s a touch more push. Again, the surface will be like glass, so it’ll look pretty, but the waves are still small and lacking punch. It’s a bit better than the 10th, but still nothing to write home about.
Between those two dates, and after the 12th, it’s all a write-off — onshore winds, cross-on chop, or just no swell. There’s a significant gap of several days with no recommendations at all, especially from the 13th right through to the end of the 16-day window, where the wind is howling onshore and the swell stays tiny and weak.
In short, Les Conches is a beginner-friendly spot, but even beginners won’t have much fun here across this 16-day run. The setup is exposed to the WSW, but the swells are mostly coming from the W or WNW, which isn’t ideal for the break anyway. The best you can hope for is a couple of glassy mornings with knee-high slop. It’s not a blank run that’s unusual for the area — sometimes it just goes quiet for a while. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I’d leave the boards at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 11 | 86 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 68 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM4.30m | 7:20AM4.02m | 7:32PM4.27m | 7:48AM3.99m | 8:03PM4.18m | 8:22AM3.91m | 8:39PM4.02m | 9:02AM3.77m | 9:25PM3.80m | 9:53AM3.59m | 10:25PM3.53m | 11:09AM3.40m | 00:20AM3.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.23m | 1:46AM0.17m | 1:59PM0.26m | 2:23AM0.23m | 2:39PM0.37m | 3:04AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.53m | 3:48AM0.55m | 4:10PM0.72m | 4:39AM0.78m | 5:06PM0.91m | 5:39AM0.98m | 6:13PM1.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 10 | NW 5 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | NW 5 | — | W 10 | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 2 | W 3 | — | W 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 86 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 3 | 107 | 156 | 517 | 171 | 260 | 465 | 114 | 13 | 271 | 3 | 13 | 517 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 154 | 730 | 519 |
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