Belle Ile - Les Donnants Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Belle Ile – Les Donnants. For the next 16 days, there’s a long dry spell before anything worth mentioning. The first real action doesn’t show up until Saturday, August 8th.

For the first week-plus, it’s almost flat. Waist-high slop at best, with the combined swell energy staying weak, mostly under 100. The wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so don’t expect any sort of shape. The morning of August 1st looks clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a tiny 1ft from the west with a period of 10 seconds. It’s just not enough to get out of bed for. You’d be better off doing something else.

Now, Saturday, August 8th morning is the one to look at. The combined swell energy jumps up to 921, which is moderate to strong energy. We’re seeing a solid 8ft swell from the WSW, but here’s the thing – the period is only 8 seconds. That’s a short period, not a classic groundswell. For a river break like Les Donnants, anything over 8ft is expert territory only. The wind is a gentle cross-onshore from the NW, which will keep it a bit bumpy. It’s not glassy, but the size is there for the crew who can handle a big, chunky closeout. Later that day, it goes onshore and the energy hits 1010, but the quality drops right off.

After that little pulse, it’s back to tiny, weak conditions for the rest of the outlook. Sunday the 9th has a 5ft swell but with a cross-shore wind and a lot of chop, so it’s not inviting. The following week is all small surf again, with winds swinging around. The mornings of August 13th and 14th do look clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 1ft and 2ft – barely a ripple. Honestly, that Saturday the 8th is your one and only shot at anything with power, and it’s for experts only. For the rest of us, it’s a long stretch of flat and poor conditions.

Rusty.

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