Les Roquilles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Les Roquilles. Straight up, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – this 16-day window is a tough one. There are no standout sessions, no days where you’d be racing to get your board. The whole stretch is a run of poor surf conditions, so let’s get into it.

Right now, there’s nothing on offer. The first real period starts Sunday, August 2nd, but it’s not good. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell – around 1.0 ft from the SSW with a short period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 3 (weak energy). The water is sitting at 77°, which is about 5° warmer than usual—that’s notably warm for this time of year. For the morning it’s clean with a light N breeze, but the afternoon gets messy with a cross-onshore wind. That’s the pattern for the next several days: tiny, weak swells with just a few clean windows in the morning before the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore.

The whole first week is a washout. The swell rarely gets above 1.0 ft, the period stays short, and the energy is almost always single-digit. The morning of Wednesday, August 5th, is glassy, but there’s only 0.7 ft of swell. Thursday, August 6th, is the closest we get to a pulse – 2 ft from the WSW with a period of 6 seconds and energy of 31. That’s still weak, and the morning is glassy, but the swell is too small to get excited about. The following days are much of the same, with a few clean mornings but no real swell to ride.

The second week looks a bit more hopeful in terms of energy, but it’s still frustrating. On Sunday, August 9th, the morning swell hits 3 ft from the WNW with a period of 4 seconds and 29 energy, and it’s cross-off. That’s the biggest we’ve seen, but it’s still a short, weak swell and the quality is poor. Through the middle of the week it drops back to tiny again. The next notable bump is Friday, August 14th, with 3 ft from the west, period of 4 seconds, and 35 energy. That’s actually the best wave size of the forecast, but the period is short, making it a weak, messy affair. The wind is light cross-shore, so it’s not a complete write-off, but it’s nothing to write home about.

After that, it’s back to the same pattern: tiny, weak swells and increasing winds. The last few days, August 16th and 17th, see the wind pick up significantly—15 to 22 mph, creating lumpy, cross-shore conditions. The swell sticks around 2 ft, but it’s all wind chop. Honestly, for a spot like Les Roquilles, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Bottom line: there’s no good surf in this 16-day window. The swell is too small, too short-period, and the wind is rarely cooperative. The few clean windows have nothing to ride. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes. We’ll need a proper swell to change things up. Keep your eyes on the charts, but for now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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