Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, to be honest, the next couple of weeks are lookin’ pretty grim for a proper paddle session at Les Dunes. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, and then a whole lot of onshore junk. Let’s get into it.

The first chance to even think about a surf shows up on Tuesday, the 1st of September. The sea’s been a mess the last couple of days – strong onshore winds and scrappy waves. But Tuesday morning, the stars almost line up. There’s a little 4ft swell rolling in from the West, with a period of 10 seconds. The real kicker is the wind: it’s glassy. Dead calm. That’s a major positive for clean faces. The combined swell energy is sitting at a moderate 230. The water temp is around average for this time of year at 69°F, so nothing unusual there. The only problem is, the forecast reckons this swell might actually be a touch too big for Les Dunes to handle properly, so while it’ll be clean, it might be a bit of a wash-through. It’s still the best on offer by a long shot for that day. Later Tuesday arvo, the wind swings onshore and chops it up again.

We then hit a proper drought. From Wednesday the 2nd all the way through to Thursday the 10th of September, it’s just a run of poor conditions. Winds are mostly side or onshore, swell is small or messy, and the energy readings are weak. There’s a tiny window on Thursday the 3rd morning with some glassy 2ft waves, but it’s barely a ripple – surfable but very ordinary.

Things get a little more interesting on Saturday the 5th of September. The morning brings a bit more life with a 3ft West-northwest swell, and importantly, the period bumps up to a nice long 13 seconds. That’s groundswell energy with some proper push behind it. The wind is off from the North at 9 mph, keeping it clean. The combined energy hits a moderate 356. It’s not pumping, but it’s clean and has some shape. The downside is Saturday arvo the wind goes cross-shore and the quality drops again.

Beyond that, we’ve got a couple of mornings that look clean but tiny – Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th, with 2ft to 2ft swells. Nothing to write home about.

Now, the standout option in the whole outlook is for Saturday, the 12th of September, and then again into Sunday, the 13th and Monday, the 14th. The swell is predicted to get big. On the Saturday morning, we’re lookin’ at a clean 5ft West-northwest swell with a period of 10 seconds, and a nice offshore wind from the Northeast at 6 mph. The energy is a solid 407, right in the moderate range. The comment on the data says the wind and tide are favourable, but the swell might be too big for this break. For an experienced surfer on a proper board, this could be the most fun session of the whole run. Sunday the 13th morning pushes it even bigger, with a 8ft swell from the West, clean with offshore wind, and an energy reading of 963 – getting up into strong territory. That’s getting into expert-only size for anyone out at Les Dunes, but the conditions are clean. By Monday the 14th, it’s a clean 6ft swell again. These days are promising, but realise we’re lookin’ at forecasts over a week out, so pin your hopes gently. If the swell direction holds West-northwest (optimum for the spot) and the wind stays off, this could be a real treat. It’s the most promising patch of the whole 16 days.

So, to sum it up: early next week, Tuesday morning is your best bet for a glassy, clean small-wave session if you’re a beginner. The real prize is the weekend of the 12th and 13th of September, with clean, proper-sized swell – but that’s for the crew who know what they’re doing. For the rest of the time, it’s mostly a write-off. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

Rusty.

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