Seignosse - Les Estagnots Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look for our little slice of the coast.

Well, it’s going to be a bit of a slow burner. There’s a stretch of small, short-period slop with funky winds for the first few days, so don’t expect much. The real standout window is a bit of a wait, but it could be worth it.

We are looking at Seignosse - Les Estagnots. The water is sitting around 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—a proper treat.

Right out of the gate on Tuesday the 25th, it’s rough. Rain showers, a 12 mph onshore wind, and a messy 3 ft wind swell with a period of just 4 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 36, so honestly, don’t bother paddling out.

Wednesday the 26th is a little cleaner, but tiny. We’ve got an offshore breeze in the morning (ESE, 6 mph) bringing clean conditions, but the swell is only 1 ft with a 10-second period. It’s surfable, but just barely. By Wednesday afternoon, the wind drops to a slight 3 mph offshore, the energy bumps up to 63, but it’s still just tiny waist-high rollers at best.

Thursday the 27th is a write-off with cross-shore winds and that same small, weak swell. Friday the 28th sees the size jump up, but the wind is a messy cross-on from the SW at 12 mph, whipping up 7 ft of choppy, crumbly junk. The energy is moderate at 489, but it’s not surfable for a paddle—might be worth looking at for a kite session though.

Now, here’s the first standout. Saturday morning, the 29th of August. The wind drops to a glassy ESE breeze at 3 mph. That 6 ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period will be super clean. Energy is a solid 449. This is the morning to get out early before the winds shift onshore in the afternoon. The crowds here are _often_, so expect company for those clean waves.

Sunday the 30th morning is also glassy with a 5 ft swell, but the period drops to 8 seconds. It’ll be fun but a bit weaker (267 energy) and more lumpy than Saturday.

The start of the week is poor again until we hit Tuesday, 1st of September. That’s your second real standout. Tuesday morning brings a clean offshore breeze (E, 6 mph) with a solid 6 ft swell from the WNW, a 10-second period, and a strong combined energy of 637. That’s a proper groundswell punch with clean conditions. The morning window is the one to aim for. Tuesday afternoon gets messy as the wind swings north.

After that, we get a few more glassy mornings, like Wednesday the 2nd (5 ft, glassy, 335 energy) and Monday the 7th (4 ft, glassy, 280 energy), but the size is smaller.

Then, looking way out to Tuesday, 8th of September, things get interesting but dicey. We see a massive 13 ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a huge 4407—that is serious power. The wind is a clean offshore (ENE, 3 mph), but that swell is too big for this break at 13 ft. That one is strictly for the experts only, and they better have their big-wave guns ready. The afternoon drops to a still-heavy 7 ft with a very long 16-second period (cross-shore wind) and 3875 energy, which will be a proper groundswell, but that long period might make it close out on the banks.

To be honest, your best bets are the Saturday 29th of August morning and the Tuesday 1st of September morning. Those are the cleanest, most user-friendly windows with an offshore breeze and decent, manageable swell.

Keep an eye on the long-range stuff, but don’t bank on it being perfect. That’s how it goes.

Rusty.

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