Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next 16 days at Les Dunes are gonna be a real test of patience. To be brutally honest, for the first week and a half, you’re looking at a flat, choppy mess. The swell is tiny and the wind is all over the shop. We’ll get a few clean windows, but the waves just won’t have any push. It’s not until the very end of the period that things finally wake up, and even then, it’s a bit of a wildcard.

Right now, for the first few days, the ocean’s basically a washing machine. We’ve got some small, short-period swell, but it’s crossed up with onshore winds, so it’s just bumpy and junky. The water’s about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Thursday morning looks like the best of a bad bunch early on, with a super clean 3ft from the WNW, but it’s weak and the period is short, so it’s only gonna be a knee-high dribble. The rest of the week stays poor, with tiny waves and cross-shore winds chopping things up. Friday and Saturday are basically flat. There’s a glassy morning on Sunday the 9th, but with 0.7ft on the face, it’s not worth getting wet for.

The next week, from the 11th to the 17th, is a bit of a dead zone. There’s some small, clean surf early on, but the energy is just not there. The swell direction is from the west, which is okay, but the size is just too small. We get a bit of a pulse on the 14th, with 3ft from the west, and the morning has a moderate offshore wind, making it clean. It’s surfable, but still very ordinary. There’s also a slight bump in energy on the 16th, but the afternoon wind kills it. Basically, if you’re super keen and just need to paddle, the mornings with offshore winds are your best bet, but don’t expect anything memorable.

Now, here’s the interesting bit. The 19th of August, Wednesday morning, is the one real standout in this whole run. The finder is telling me it’s a solid 11/10, and I can see why. We’ve got a strong pulse of swell hitting, with the combined energy jumping up to 879. That’s a serious amount of juice. The swell is predicted to be 6ft from the WNW, which is a good direction for this spot. The wind is light and cross-on, but it’s not going to wreck it. The only catch is that this break is a beach setup, and with a 10-second period, it might be a bit walled. But honestly, this is the day to be out there. It’s the only time in the whole forecast where the swell size and the energy are actually working together. Keep in mind this is more than a week out, so treat it as a promising lead, not a guarantee.

The swell builds further into the 18th, but the winds are onshore and it gets messy. On the 19th, we hit that sweet spot. After that, it looks like it drops again, with a smaller, weaker pulse on the 20th. So, if you’ve got a flexible schedule, keep your eyes on that Wednesday morning, the 19th. It’s the one day that has the potential to be a proper session. Otherwise, it’s a long, flat grind.

Rusty.

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