Seignosse - Les Estagnots Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. The next couple of weeks are a mixed bag for this part of the coast, with a definite standout window if you can pick your moment. Let’s get into it.

We start the run on Sunday, the 30th of August, and it’s a bit of a tease. The morning is absolutely glassy with clean 5ft swell from the WNW at 9 seconds. The water is a very warm 74°, which is 4° above normal – feels like a tropical bath. Combined energy is moderate at (389). It’s a good opportunity, but it’s an expert-only break, so don’t get your hopes up if you’re not on the money. However, by Sunday afternoon the wind swings NNW and picks up, turning it into a messy cross-onshore chop. That window is gone.

Monday the 31st has a bit more size – 6ft to 6ft – but the wind is onshore or cross-on all day, making it a bit of a battle. The energy is building (553 to 684) but the conditions are just marginal. Tuesday the 1st of September looks cleaner in the morning with a light cross-offshore breeze from the ENE and 5ft WNW swell at 10 seconds. It’s clean, but not a standout. The afternoon gets chopped again.

Wednesday the 2nd of September morning is dead flat and glassy with only 3ft, and the energy drops away to (148). The surf is ordinary. We have a few small, glassy mornings on Thursday and Friday the 3rd and 4th, but the swell is tiny. Thursday the 3rd morning has 2ft and energy at (47) – barely a ripple.

Now, here is the one to circle. Saturday the 5th of September. The morning delivers a solid 6ft of NW groundswell at 11 seconds, with a light offshore breeze from the east. The combined energy is pumping at (851). The water is clean, the conditions are set for some proper waves. This is the best on offer. The afternoon pushes the energy up to (1167) with a 6ft, 13-second swell, but the wind swings north and goes cross-shore, making it a bit of a mess. Still, that morning session is the real deal.

Sunday the 6th of September morning is still decent with a clean 5ft from the NW at 11 seconds and a light offshore from the ESE (457 energy). It’s a good follow-up session. Monday the 7th is a write-off with onshore wind and tiny swell.

We get another small window on Tuesday the 8th of September morning – 4ft from the WNW at 12 seconds, glassy conditions, and (393) energy. It’s clean, but not the size of the previous weekend. After that, the forecast gets pretty grim for the rest of the run. From Wednesday the 9th through to Monday the 14th of September, we’re looking at onshore winds, lumpy conditions, and tiny swell. The energy drops to double digits and the waves are pretty much unrideable. There’s a faint hope on Sunday the 13th with a clean offshore wind and 3ft, but it’s small.

To sum it up, the standout is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September. It’s the only time the stars align with decent size, clean winds, and real energy. Get on it, because the rest of the fortnight is mostly a waiting game.

Rusty.

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