Seignosse - Les Estagnots Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cooking for Seignosse - Les Estagnots.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: the next week and a half or so is looking pretty grim. There’s a big ol' gap of flatness and junk on the way. You’re looking at days and days with tiny, weak swell and crummy winds. The water is unusually warm for the time of year at 75.6°, feeling much warmer than normal, which is nice for a dip, but not much else.

From Wednesday the 29th through to Monday the 10th of August, you’re scraping the barrel. Most of this period is a write-off. We’ve got a few little blips, like the morning of Friday the 31st of July, where the wind goes glassy for a bit, but the swell is only 2.0ft and weak. It’s surfable but ordinary. Same goes for the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August, where you get another glassy window with a tiny 1.3ft swell. Barely enough to get wet. The combined wave energy is mostly low, showing how weak it all is. This stretch is tough going, even for the most dedicated.

Then we start to see something shift. On Tuesday the 11th of August, the morning looks like a bit of a standout, relatively speaking. The wind swings offshore from the NE, and the swell bumps up to 3.6ft from the WNW, giving you a clean look at the break. Still, the period is short, and energy is moderate, so it’s not going to be world-class, but for the first time in ages, the conditions are lining up.

The real event, however, is the afternoon of that same Tuesday, the 11th of August. The swell jumps hard to 6.2ft from the NW, and while the period is still short at 7 seconds, the combined energy kicks up a lot – a serious punch. The thing is, the wind swings cross-shore from the N. This is a ton of juice for an exposed beach break, and that energy is going to be throwing up some wild, chunky close-outs. Honestly, with that much swell and the cross-wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s a big, raw ocean out there.

Following that, the 12th of August stays big with 4.9ft to 5.2ft swell, but it's onshore and messy. Over 5ft is getting too big for beginners, and with those onshore winds, it's just a washing machine. Only the experts would even want to look at it.

To be honest, the best bet for a decent paddle might be the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August, with that clean offshore wind and 3.6ft swell. It’s not big, but it’s the least messed-up window in a long, flat, and crummy run.

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