Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim for Les Dunes. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands for the bulk of the period, with only a few fleeting moments that are even worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first week is a write-off, plain and simple. There’s a small bump of weak energy on Monday the 10th, with a combined swell energy of only 65, pushing a 1ft wave from the WNW. It’s clean with a light offshore NNE breeze, but it’s so weak and gutless it’s barely a ripple. We see a little more energy mid-week, around Wednesday the 13th, with the swell energy climbing to 110-157, and waves up to 3ft. But it’s all cross-shore and choppy, not worth getting excited about.

Friday the 14th morning is your best bet in that first week. There’s a 3ft WNW swell with a 10-second period, and the energy is up to 157. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NNW, so it’s clean. It’s still small, but it’s the only time the conditions line up to give you a few half-decent ones. Don’t expect much, though – it’s very ordinary.

Then we go quiet again. The swell fades and the wind stays messy. We get a few pulses here and there—a 3ft on Sunday the 16th and again on the 22nd—but it’s either too short-period, onshore, or choppy to bother with. A lot of that week is just lumpy cross-shore junk.

The real standout is way out in the second week. On Sunday the 23rd, the ocean finally wakes up. We’re looking at a 6ft WNW swell, with a period of 10-11 seconds and a combined energy of 1216-1275. That’s proper energy, no doubt. The wind is a moderate to fresh cross-shore, which isn’t ideal, but the size is there. Now, 6ft is pushing into the too-big-for-a-beginner zone, and while the wave comment says wind and tide are favorable, it’s predicted to be too big for this break. Les Dunes is exposed and this might just be a washing machine. Plus, the period is in that mid-range, so it could be lumpy. Still, if you’re an experienced surfer and you’re willing to fight for a few, that’s the only day with any real power in the whole fortnight. But think of it as a promise that won’t be fully kept until it’s closer.

So, it’s a long, flat stretch, with that one Sunday looking like the only hope. If you’re a kitesurfer, that afternoon wind on the 15th or 21st might be more your speed. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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