Les Laurons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and let's be real – this Les Laurons (reef) outlook is a tough one to write. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth mentioning for the better part of two weeks.

Right now, through the end of August and into the first week of September, it's flat as a tack. The combined swell energy is tiny, barely registering in the single digits most days (1 to 35 units). We're seeing small, weak swells from the S and SW, but with periods of only 4 to 6 seconds, there's just no push. The wind is a constant problem too – mostly cross or cross-onshore, with some strong breezes kicking up chop. The water temp is sitting at a pleasant 74°, which is about average for this time of year, but that's the only good news. Every single session is marked as "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero. There's a solid gap of nothing from now until early September.

The only faint glimmer shows up on Saturday, 5th September. The morning brings a little pulse of 5 ft swell from the NW, with a period of 5 seconds and a combined energy of 137 units – that's moderate energy, finally. The wind is forecast to be glassy, and the comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's a poor score of 1, but it's the only thing that's even surfable. For a beginner reef break, 5 ft is at the top end of manageable, and with that glassy wind, it would be clean. But that swell direction from the NW is not the WSW optimum that this spot loves, so the shape won't be ideal. It's a very small window of hope.

Honestly, for the rest of the 16 days, it's a write-off. Strong winds, tiny swells, and onshore junk. This setup is so marginal for paddle surfing that it might be more interesting for kite surfing on some of those windier cross-off days. But for a surfer? It's a blank run. The area's consistency is poor, so this kind of stretch isn't a huge surprise, but it's still disappointing.

Rusty

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