Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you straight up – this forecast for Les Dunes is a tough one to read. We’ve got a 16-day window, but honestly, there’s nothing in here that screams, “Go get your wettie.”

The whole period is plagued by poor surf conditions for the most part. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year, no major anomaly to speak of.

We start off with a bit of a dud. From Wednesday the 12th through Sunday the 16th, it’s mostly cross-shore winds and choppy, weak dribble. Peak energy during that first stretch barely hits (301) on Saturday afternoon the 14th, but it’s a messy, 4ft cross-shore mess from the WNW with a short, weak 9-second period. Not worth paddling out for. There are a couple of clean-ish mornings (Friday the 14th, Saturday the 15th, and Sunday the 16th) with light cross-offshore northerlies, but the wave heights are tiny at 3ft. The swell energy is low (154, 108, 110), so it's barely a ripple. You could maybe get a fun little waist-high wave on those mornings, but it’s “surfable but very ordinary” at best. No standouts here.

The middle of the week dries right up. Monday the 17th through Tuesday the 18th sees the swell energy drop to pathetic levels (only 24-37) with onshores and tiny, short-period garbage.

A glimmer of hope arrives around Friday the 21st. Conditions finally turn offshore. We get a solid stretch from Friday morning the 21st right through Saturday afternoon the 22nd with clean, offshore winds from the NE and NNE. Swell sits around 3ft to 3ft from the WNW, with a moderate period of 8-10 seconds and energy values around 137-166. It’s not pumping, but it will be clean, lined up, and probably a lot more fun than anything else. This is your best bet. The offshore breeze will make it glassy, and the crowds here are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few buddies but nothing crazy. Friday morning the 21st and Saturday morning the 22nd are the pick.

After that brief window, the curse returns. Glassy conditions on Sunday the 23rd morning, but the swell drops to a dribbly 1ft.

Right at the very tail end, on Wednesday the 26th, we see the biggest energy spike of the whole forecast at (430). But don’t get excited. That’s a 4ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period, and the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-offshore. It’ll be big, powerful, and blown out. For reference, that size is too big for beginners at 4ft, but the real killer is the lumpy texture. It looks like it would be more of a drift-fest for kites than a clean paddle session.

So, to wrap it up: Don’t bother between now and Thursday the 20th. Your best shot is the offshore window Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd. After that, it’s back to grim. Keep an eye on the forecast though, this kind of blank run isn't totally normal, and things can always flip.

Rusty.

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