Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a long, hard look at the next couple of weeks for Les Dunes. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough watch. The whole 16-day window is one long stretch of small, weak, and often messy conditions. There’s no real standout, no day to circle on the calendar. It’s going to be a grind if you’re desperate for a paddle.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a few days with barely a bump. Wednesday the 12th only shows 1 ft from the west with a long 11-second period, but the combined energy is just 45 – that’s weak. It’s glassy in the morning, but it’s “poor surf conditions” the whole day. Thursday the 13th is similar: tiny 2 ft to 3 ft west swell, energy still low around 90-139, but the wind is cross or cross-shore all day, messing up any chance of a decent wave.

Friday the 14th morning is probably your best bet in the whole outlook, but that’s not saying much. The swell is 2 ft from the west at 10 seconds, moderate energy at 90, but we get a cross-offshore breeze from the north. It cleans things up enough to be “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a true beginner wave – small, gentle, and clean for a couple of hours. That’s your highlight.

After that Friday morning, it’s back to the pits. Saturday the 15th is cross-shore and choppy with rain. Sunday the 16th morning cleans up again with a cross-offshore breeze and a slightly bigger 3 ft west-northwest swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s weak and crumbly. The rest of that week is a blur of onshore winds and tiny surf. By Monday the 18th afternoon we get a brief offshore wind from the northeast with a tiny 3 ft swell, but it’s still just “ordinary.”

The second week is more of the same – small and wind-affected. Thursday the 20th morning shows a promising 3 ft west-northwest swell with a 10-second period and clean cross-offshore wind, and moderate energy at 195. It’s another “surfable” window, but nothing special. After that, it’s back to cross-shore chop and onshore winds.

Even the far-out days, like the 25th and 27th of August, see a bump in size to 3 ft–4 ft, but the wind is howling from the northwest at 25 mph, turning it into a complete mess. That much wind on a small, exposed beach break just isn’t worth paddling out for.

So, honestly, if you’re a beginner just wanting to get wet and feel a tiny glide, Friday morning the 14th is your only real shot at something semi-decent for a couple of hours. For anyone else, this stretch is a write-off. Keep an eye on the charts, because it can’t stay this flat forever.

– Rusty

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