Les Conches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Les Conches. I’ll be straight with you: this stretch of the forecast is a quiet one. There’s hardly any decent surf worth paddling out for right now, and the first real chance of anything worthwhile is a long way off, so we’re looking at a big gap of small, messy, or onshore slop for the first week and a half.

The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so at least the chill won’t be an issue.

Kicking off on Thursday the 30th of July, we’ve got tiny 1.0ft to 2ft swell from the west, with a cross-onshore breeze. Just not happening. Friday the 31st is even smaller, with a weak 1ft from the WNW and a period of just 5 seconds – that’s pure wind chop. Saturday the 1st of August has a little 1ft in the morning and a clean feel with a light cross-offshore breeze, but there’s no energy there. The swell is tiny and the combined energy is a measly 19, so it’s a flat paddle.

The first few days of August stay the same story: tiny swell, poor conditions, and lumpy cross-onshore winds. The best you get is a few moments of clean offshore wind on Sunday the 2nd in the morning, but the swell is only 1ft and 9 seconds, so it’s barely a ripple. This pattern of small, weak, and messy surf runs right through until about the 10th of August. There’s a whole lot of nothing.

Now, the only thing that catches my eye – and I mean the only thing – is a pulse that shows up around Tuesday the 11th of August. The swell builds to 4ft from the WSW early on Tuesday morning, with a period of 8 seconds. That’s not a groundswell, it’s a short-period windswell, but the combined energy jumps to 208, which is a moderate pulse. The wind is still cross-onshore from the WNW at 9 mph, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but it’s the biggest surf of the whole outlook. Later that afternoon, the swell holds at 4ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds, and the energy is even stronger at 229. The wind picks up to 19 mph though, so it’s going to be a messy, lumpy afternoon. This is a spot for the hardy crew, but honestly, it’s not worth cancelling plans for. The wind is never clean, and the swell direction is from the west, which is not the optimum for this break (the guidance says it really wants a WSW swell for the best shape). Given the fresh cross-onshore conditions, if you’re a paddler, this might be a day to watch, but if you’ve got a kite, this setup actually looks more interesting for a good session.

After that, the surf drops back to tiny by Wednesday the 12th, with a 1ft to 2ft. So, the only real standout is that Tuesday the 11th, and even then it’s a stretch. It’s a long way off, so don’t get too excited – forecasts change.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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