Seignosse - Les Estagnots Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at the surf scene for our stretch of coast.

Honestly, it’s a grim run ahead. For the next 16 days, there’s not a single standout session that gets the blood pumping. You’re looking at a whole lot of waiting. The water is warmer than normal right now, sitting at 73°F, which is a solid 5°F above what we’d usually see for this time of year—so at least the swimming’s okay.

Tuesday the 7th through to Thursday the 10th is a total write-off. Tiny, weak swell—wave energy barely hits 109 (moderate) on the Thursday morning, but even that's messy with cross-onshore winds. It’s just poor surf.

We finally get a break in the gloom on Saturday the 11th. Early morning, the wind swings offshore from the ESE at just 3 mph—clean as a whistle. The swell is only 3ft from the WNW, with a combined energy of 123 (moderate). It’s surfable, but ordinary. That window of clean conditions repeats Sunday the 12th morning too, with that light ESE breeze turning cross-offshore. Same small 2ft WNW swell, energy at 86 (weak). If you’re desperate for a paddle, those two mornings are your only real chance, but don’t expect much.

After that, it's back to almost nothing. A brief flicker on Thursday the 16th morning with glassy conditions from a north wind and a small 3ft NW swell, energy at 76 (weak), but that’s it. Then from the 17th right through to the 22nd, it’s mostly tiny, weak, and onshore. There’s a couple of glassy moments on the 21st and 22nd mornings, but with swell heights of just 1ft and energy in the single digits (9 and 39), you’re not surfing—you’re floating.

The best on offer, and I use that term loosely, is Seignosse - Les Estagnots early on Saturday the 11th morning. It’s a consistent, expert-level wave, exposed to the W swell, and with that ESE offshore wind you’ll find clean, lined-up 3ft waves from the WNW. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it won’t have much punch, but at least it won't be a washing machine. Crowds are likely here, but on a day like that, there won’t be many takers.

For the rest of the run, save your wax. This setup, with those weak swells and frequent cross-onshore winds, looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle.

Rusty.

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