Belle Ile - Les Donnants Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for Belle Ile - Les Donnants. I’ll be straight with you: it’s a slow start. We’ve got a lot of small, weak, and wind-blown days ahead before things finally line up.

The first few days are pretty much a write-off. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1ft, and the wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross. You’ll be staring at flat, bumpy water. It’s not worth paddling out for this. We’re looking at a gap of about three days with nothing to get excited about.

Things start to look a little more interesting on Wednesday the 12th. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the west with a 10-second period. The morning has a clean, light offshore wind (ESE at 10 km/h). It’s small, but it’s the first time we’ll see a clean face. The energy is still weak, though, sitting at 104. It’s a longboard kind of day, if anything. The afternoon gets ruined by an onshore breeze, so get your fix early.

The swell builds a bit through Thursday and Friday, reaching around 3ft, but the wind isn't doing us any favors. It’s cross-onshore or onshore, and the surface is going to be messy. The energy picks up – Thursday afternoon hits 270 – but it doesn’t matter if it’s blown out. Friday looks the same, with rain showers on the cards for the afternoon. Not worth the paddle.

The weekend brings a bit more size, around 3ft, but the wind stays onshore and fresh. Saturday afternoon has a 30 km/h onshore wind, which is just going to chop it up. The swell period also drops to 7-8 seconds, so it’s not going to have any punch. Forget it.

Monday the 17th sees a drop in swell, down to around 2-2ft, and while the morning has a clean cross-offshore breeze at 35 km/h, it’s just too small. The energy is weak, around 39. Tuesday and Wednesday are even smaller, dropping to a pathetic 0.7ft. The ocean is basically taking a nap.

There’s a little bump on Thursday the 20th back to 2ft, but again, it’s small and the wind is onshore again. Not much to talk about.

We finally get a bit of a pulse on Saturday the 22nd. The morning has a slight cross-offshore wind (ENE at 5 km/h) and a clean 3ft of west swell. The period is short, only 5 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but it’s the first clean wave in a while. The energy is still weak at 66. It’s a small, clean day for the log.

Sunday the 23rd gets a bit bigger, with 4ft to 4ft of west swell, but the period is still short (6 seconds) and the wind is onshore again. It’s going to be a messy, bumpy 4ft. Not great.

Now, here’s the standout. Monday the 24th. The swell is around 4ft from the west with a proper 10-second period. The energy jumps up to 357, which is moderate. But the kicker is the wind: it’s glassy in the morning. A light NNE breeze at 5 km/h. That’s the day to be out there. Clean, lined-up, and with some real push behind it. It’s the best on offer in this whole stretch, no doubt. The afternoon drops back to an onshore breeze, so make the most of the morning.

So, to sum it up: this isn’t a wave-rich forecast. Most of the window is flat or blown out. There’s one clear standout on the 24th, and a small, clean option on the 22nd. The longer-range call for the 24th is promising, but a week out, treat it with a little caution. Fingers crossed it holds.

Rusty, signing off.

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