Les Laurons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this stretch of coast is looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. There’s just nothing surfable on the cards, so don’t get your hopes up for any waves worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at 73°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least the swim’s nice if you’re keen for a dip.

The whole 16-day run is a blank page. We’re talking flat spells, tiny dribbles, and wind that’s all over the shop. There’s no real swell building, nothing with any push, and the few little bumps that show up are either too small, too short-period, or just plain messy. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean looks pretty but does nothing for a surfer.

Kicking off Monday the 14th, there’s barely a ripple – 0.7ft of weak swell from the WSW with a 4-second period, and a cross-shore wind chopping it up. That’s not surf, that’s just surface noise. The afternoon goes flat, and Tuesday’s the same story with glassy conditions but no waves at all. Wednesday the 16th sees a tiny 0.3ft bump, but it’s short-period and weak, so forget it. Thursday the 17th picks up a bit – 5ft from the NW – but it’s a 5-second windswell with strong cross-shore winds up to 25 mph. That’s just messy, blown-out slop, not something you’d want to paddle into.

Friday the 18th drops back to 3ft with fresh cross-onshore winds, lumpy and gutless. Saturday the 19th keeps the cross-shore breeze going, with 4ft in the morning, but it’s still short-period and weak – nothing fun. Sunday the 20th goes flat again, with just a tiny 0.7ft and clean conditions, but it’s not surf. The whole following week is more of the same: tiny 0.3ft to 1ft swells, mostly from the SE or NW, with light winds here and there, but the energy is pitiful – combined energy values are all single digits or low double digits, never reaching anything considered moderate.

There’s a slight bump on the morning of Tuesday the 29th – 4ft from the WNW with a 5-second period – but it’s crossing onshore with light rain, so it’s not going to be clean. And even that fades by the afternoon. Honestly, there’s nothing here that’s surfable. No standout days, no hidden gems.

If you’re desperate, the only thing this setup looks good for is kite surfing, especially on those windier days like Thursday the 17th with 25 mph cross-shore winds. That’s kite territory, not paddle surfing. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. This is a spot that needs a proper swell from the WSW or SW to work, and that’s just not showing up in this window. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual—but it doesn’t make it any easier to take.

Keep the board in the shed, stay patient, and keep an eye on the charts for later. Forecasts change, and this coast tends to turn around when you least expect it. But for now, there’s nothing to chase.

Rusty out.

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