Les Laurons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for this stretch of coast.

Well, I’ll be honest with you, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got one spot on the radar, Les Laurons, and it’s a bit of a quiet one. It’s a beginner-friendly reef break that’s fairly consistent, but it’s exposed to the swell and needs a good westerly direction to light up.

Right from the start, Wednesday the 5th of August is a write-off. We’re talking about 0.7ft to 2ft of short-period, weak swell with a combined energy of just 2 to 6 (weak). The wind is all over the place, cross and cross-on, so the water’s going to be a mess. That’s a no-go.

Thursday the 6th doesn’t get any better. A bit more swell, up to 3ft, but it’s still short-period and the wind is fresh and lumpy. The energy is still weak (18 to 22). Friday the 7th sees a bit more size, hitting 4ft in the morning, but the wind is a strong cross-breeze, making it messy and poor. The combined energy is still only 62 (weak), so no real punch.

We drift through the weekend and into the start of the next week. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft of weak, short-period slop. The energy is basically nothing (1 to 7). Sunday morning does go glassy, but there’s just no swell to ride. Monday the 10th through Wednesday the 12th is more of the same: tiny waves, weak energy, and cross-shore winds.

There’s a bit of a gap in the middle here. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th have some clean moments, but the swell is still tiny or non-existent. The real kicker doesn’t show up until the afternoon of Friday the 14th of August. Now we’re talking. Swell jumps to 4ft from the west, with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy finally gets into the moderate zone at 134. The wind is light cross-shore, so it’ll be a bit bumpy but rideable. This is the first faint glimmer of hope.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th hold onto some of that swell. On Saturday, the morning is light cross-shore with 3ft, and Sunday morning has 4ft from the north-west with a light cross-shore wind. The energy is still moderate (45 to 59). Not a stand-out, but surfable.

The best of the entire outlook, by a long shot, is the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August. We’ve got 5ft of swell from the west-northwest, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is 130 (moderate). The wind is a moderate cross-shore, which will keep it a bit chop, but it’s the most size we’ve seen. However, at 5ft, it’s getting a bit big for absolute beginners. For a more experienced surfer, it’s the best wave of the window.

The very last day, Thursday the 20th of August, the morning looks glassy with 4ft of swell from the west-northwest. The energy is 77 (weak to moderate), but those glassy conditions are a massive plus. If the swell holds, that could be a clean, fun session.

So, to sum it up: the first 9 days are a total bust. The pick of the bunch is the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August for the biggest swell, and the morning of Thursday the 20th of August for the cleanest conditions. Keep an eye on that long-range window, but don’t get your hopes up too high this far out.

Rusty.

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