Les Laurons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be honest with each other—looking at this full 16-day stretch for Les Laurons, the surf is pretty flat out there. We’ve got a long gap of small, weak waves for the first week-plus, and only a glimmer of something more promising way down the track. But let’s walk through it day by day.

The next couple of weeks are dominated by tiny swells, mostly under 2 feet, with periods around 4-6 seconds. That’s the kind of energy that barely lifts a ripple. The combined energy readings are super weak, like 14, 19, or 36 – that’s barely a pulse. The water is 81°F, which is about 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s going to feel like a bath out there, but with hardly anything to ride.

Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th are a write-off. We’re looking at 1 to 2 feet of slop, with cross-onshore winds chopping it all up. Friday the 21st is the same story – nothing to get excited about, and the wind flips around. The weekend isn’t any better. Saturday the 22nd has a tiny 0.7 to 1 feet swell, and Sunday the 23rd drops to almost nothing. This is a proper dry spell. The swell direction is mostly SSW, which is okay for the reef, but with that little energy, it doesn’t matter.

We stay in the doldrums through the 24th, 25th, and into the 26th. The swell does start to nudge up a bit on Tuesday the 25th, with 3 feet from the WNW, and the energy climbs to 52. But the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s messy. The following days, the 27th and 28th, stay in the 2 to 3 feet range, but again, periods are short (4-5 seconds) and winds are all over the place. It’s just not the kind of surf you’d paddle out for.

Now, the one standout in this whole boring stretch comes at the end. On Wednesday the 2nd of September, the energy finally jumps. The morning shows 5 feet from the WNW with a period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is 138, which is moderate. By the afternoon, it builds to 6 feet from the WNW, energy hitting 203. That’s the biggest swell of the window. But there’s a catch: the wind is cross-onshore, and with 6 feet on a reef, it’s going to be a bit of a washing machine. It’s still the best of the bunch, but it’s not glassy. That’s the highlight, late on the 2nd, and it’s a big step up from everything before it. The period is short, so it won’t have that long-period push, but there’s finally some size.

For a beginner, that 6 feet is getting close to the top end of comfortable. For everyone else, it’s the one to watch. The Thursday the 3rd after that drops back down to 4 and 3 feet, so the window for something decent is narrow.

Overall, don’t bust a gut trying to get out there before September. The first week and a half is a total blank. Keep an eye on that Wednesday the 2nd – it’s the only real stand-out, and even then, it’s not perfect. It’s promising, but a long way out, so don’t book your life around it.

Rusty, signing off.

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