Les Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next sixteen days for Les Dunes.

Alright, straight up, don’t get your hopes up too high. This stretch is a tough one. We’ve got a whole lot of flat days and poor conditions to sit through before we see anything that’s actually worth paddling out for. The first recommendation doesn’t pop up until the very end of the run, so we’re looking at a long dry spell.

For the first week and a half, it’s a real grind. The water temp is sitting at 71°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a full 4°F above average. That’s notable, but it doesn’t help the surf. We’ve got days of tiny, weak swell with barely any energy, mostly under 10 (5 units of energy) and a whole lot of wind. The wind is mostly offshore from the NE, which is clean, but with swell heights of 0.3ft to 0.7ft, there’s nothing to ride. It’s a total washout. Even when the swell tries to pick up a little around the 25th and 26th of July, it’s short-period, choppy, and the wind is howling cross-shore or onshore. The wave energy gets up to 50-85 (moderate energy) but the quality is just poor.

We finally get a little glimmer of hope on the morning of the 28th of July. The swell is 3ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is 129 (moderate energy). The wind is light from the N, giving us a clean, cross-offshore breeze. The notes say "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and honestly, that’s the best we’ve got up to this point. It’s not a standout, just a slight improvement.

The real standout, the only one worth marking on the calendar, is the morning of the 1st of August. The forecast shows a 4ft swell from the west with an 8-second period and a combined energy of 160 (moderate energy). The wind is light and offshore from the ENE, which is a major positive for clean waves. The rating is high, and the conditions are described as "wind and tide favorable." However, the note says the swell might be a bit too big for this break. For a beginner spot like Les Dunes, 4ft is pushing it, but for a competent surfer, it could be the best session in the whole window. Keep in mind the crowd profile says "sometimes," so you might have some company but it won’t be a circus.

After that, it falls away again. The 31st of July morning also has some life with a 2ft WNW swell, period of 9 seconds, and a moderate energy of 152, but the wind is gentler. It’s just not as clean as the 1st of August.

So, to sum it up: There’s a massive gap of nearly two weeks of mostly flat, poor conditions. The only two real windows are the morning of the 28th of July for a mediocore session, and the morning of the 1st of August as the clear best bet of the entire forecast. That August 1st window is the one to aim for if you can, but because it’s so far out, treat it as promising but not locked in.

Rusty, signing off.

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