Les Laurons Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, grab a coffee, ‘cause I’ve got the full rundown for the next couple weeks, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Honestly, the first week and a bit is looking pretty flat and uninspiring. We’ve got a lot of days with bugger-all for swell, and when there is a ripple, the wind’s often messing it up. It’s one of those stretches where you’re better off tuning the board or fixing a leaky wetsuit than getting your hopes up.

We’re looking at a real dry spell from Monday the 10th right through until the morning of Sunday the 16th. Just tiny, weak waves – we’re talking 0.7ft to 1ft at best, with the combined energy barely registering (1-5). The wind is mostly cross or onshore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and uninviting. Monday the 10th morning is clean with a light east wind, but the swell is only 1ft with a short period of 5 seconds, so it’ll be pretty gutless. The water temps are a standout, though, at 79°F, which is a massive 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so at least it’ll be warm paddling around doing nothing.

The 17th and 18th see a tiny pulse, but it’s still small and the wind is all over the shop. Not worth getting excited about. The 19th and 20th are just blown out with fresh breezes and messy chop. It’s not until the morning of Saturday the 22nd that we get a glimpse of something cleaner – a glassy 0.3ft with a 5-second period. Still tiny, but at least it’s pretty. The winds pick up again in the afternoon.

Then, finally, there’s a glimmer of hope. The morning of Sunday the 23rd is looking clean, with a moderate cross-offshore breeze from the southeast. The swell is still small, but the direction is more promising. But it’s the afternoon of that Sunday that’s the real standout. We get a pulse of 3ft from the west, with a combined energy of 58, and the wind stays clean and cross-offshore. It’s not huge, but after all that nothing, it’s the best we’ve got. It’s still a beginner-friendly size, but the clean conditions will make it feel much better than the numbers suggest.

After that, the wind howls again from the north-west on Monday and Tuesday, with strong breezes and junky cross-shore chop. It’s a messy end to the run.

So, look – the honest truth is there’s not a whole lot of quality surf on offer in this 16-day window. The one real highlight is the afternoon of Sunday the 23rd at Les Laurons (Cote Bleue). It’s a reef break that’s fairly consistent, and that clean cross-offshore wind with a 3ft west swell is the best combo we’ll see. It’ll still be small, but it’ll be the most fun you’ll have all week. The water is weirdly warm, so you won’t need a thick suit. Don’t hold your breath for the rest of it, but that one window is worth keeping an eye on.

Rusty.

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