Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Les Dunes.

First off, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 69°, so it feels pretty nice if you’re just getting wet, but the surf is pretty underwhelming for the first few days.

Saturday the 12th starts off with tiny 2ft swell from the west. The morning is glassy and clean, but the waves are weak with combined energy at 64, so it’s a real small-wave grovel. Only one to mess around on a foamie. The afternoon goes straight to junk with a cross-onshore wind.

Sunday the 13th morning is slightly better – 3ft west swell, glassy, and the energy bumps up to 127, so there’s a bit more push. It’s still pretty average, but the clean conditions make it the best of a flat run. Sunday afternoon gets chopped up again.

Monday the 14th morning sees a clean window with a light cross-offshore breeze and 2ft west swell, but it’s still energy in the low 90s. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about.

Then we hit a real quiet spell. Tuesday the 15th and most of Wednesday the 16th are poor. Wednesday morning actually sees a jump in swell – 4ft from the WNW, with moderate wave energy at 215 – but the forecast says it’s actually too big for this break and the wind is howling. Not a good combo.

Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th have some size, but the winds are messy. Friday morning is the one bright spot: 3ft WNW swell, a light cross-offshore breeze, clean conditions, and energy at 209. It looks good, but the crowd factor is “sometimes” here, so you might have some company. Still, that’s the pick for the first week.

Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th are a mixed bag. Sunday morning is glassy with 2ft WNW swell and 126 energy – clean but small. The afternoon on Sunday sees a big spike in energy to 587 and a 15-second period, but it’s cross-shore and choppy, so the quality is ruined. That long-period groundswell would be better at a point or reef, not here.

Monday the 21st morning is another stand-out: clean, light offshore wind from the ENE, 3ft WNW swell with a nice 13-second period, and energy at 229. This is the best-looking session in the whole run. Clean, lined-up, and worth getting out of bed for.

After that, it fades fast. From Tuesday the 22nd through to Saturday the 26th, the swell drops to tiny – 1ft or less – and energy falls below 100. A real flat spell with nothing doing.

Then Sunday the 27th throws in a late surprise: a 2ft west swell with a very long 16-second period, clean offshore wind, and energy at 211. It’s small, but that long period will push in some clean, fun little lines if you’re on the right board. However, that afternoon turns cross-onshore again.

Best bet: Monday the 21st morning. Clean offshore, 3ft WNW, 13-second period, and solid energy. Early session.
Second pick: Friday the 18th morning for clean 3ft bumps.

If you’re a beginner, anything over 5ft is a paddling workout, and that only happens on a couple of days here – but mostly the swell stays small and friendly. Just watch the wind windows.

Rusty.

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