Les Laurons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, grab a coffee, 'cause this one’s a tough pill to swallow. Over the next sixteen days, Les Laurons is lookin’ pretty flat and lifeless. You’re not gonna find a single good session in the whole run. The energy just isn’t there. We’ve got a long dry spell from now all the way through to around the 15th of August with barely a whisper of a wave, and even after that, it’s all junk. Let’s take the rough with the smooth—this stretch is gonna be a real test of patience.

Thursday the 6th of August kicks off a grim run: early morning has a weak 3 ft of windswell out of the NNW, but with a fresh 19 mph crosswind, it’s a messy, choppy mess. That tiny bit of energy (combined energy of all swells directed here of just 31) gets blown to bits. By afternoon, you’ve got 2 ft from the NW, period a puny 4 seconds, and the cross-onshore breeze keeps it lumpy. Same story all the way through Friday – 4 ft on Friday morning is the biggest swell of the whole forecast, but with a strong 25 mph crosswind and a 4-second period, it’s just chunky, blown-out slop. Not worth paddling out.

We drift into the weekend: Saturday morning offers a measly 2 ft, crosswind, and by Sunday we hit dead flat—glassy, yes, but zero swell. The water temp at the start of the run is a balmy 78°, which is 5° above normal for this time of year—very unusual, like swimming in a bath. But that doesn’t help the waves one bit.

The whole first week is a write-off. Monday the 10th you get a brief bit of glass with tiny 2 ft from the SW, period 5 seconds, but the combined energy is only 13—barely enough for a ripple. Tuesday and Wednesday are just as sad, with little 0.7 ft junk and cross to cross-on breezes. From Thursday the 13th to Friday the 14th, it’s dead flat again, a couple of clean, glassy mornings but not a single wave to ride.

Finally, around Saturday the 15th of August, we see a bit of life: 3 ft from the W, period 5 to 6 seconds, and the combined energy ticks up to 37 to 42. But it’s still pretty weak, and the wind goes onshore in the afternoon, so the quality’s poor. Sunday the 16th has a nice offshore wind in the morning with 2 ft from the WSW, and that’s probably the best the whole place looks—clean but tiny. After that, we’re back into a tailspin of cross-shore winds and fading leftovers, with nothing over 2 ft and periods so short you could count ‘em on one hand. The final week is just more of the same: 1 ft junk from the SW, strong cross-shore breezes, and no real punch.

There’s no standout session. No hidden gem. If you’re desperate, Sunday the 16th morning might give you a few little peelers with an offshore breeze, but don’t expect more than thigh-high dribblers. For now, it’s best to sit this one out. Forecasts can always change, but honestly, this looks like one of those stretches where the Med just goes to sleep.

Until next time.
Rusty

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