Les Roquilles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for the coming days around Les Roquilles. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a quiet spell. The data’s showing a long stretch where there’s hardly anything to get excited about, so we’re mostly just watching the ocean sit there.

The whole forecast spans out 16 days, but there’s a big gap at the start with no real surf to speak of. For the most part, we’re looking at tiny, weak swells. The first few days, up until around the 17th of August, it’s all about 0.7ft to 1ft stuff, with periods as low as 3 to 5 seconds. That’s barely enough to get you wet, let alone ride. The combined swell energy is in the single digits or low double digits – weak all the way. For instance, on Sunday morning the 9th, the energy’s only 2 – that tells you how flat it is. The wind is mostly light and sometimes offshore, but with no wave to push, it’s a non-starter. A couple of mornings like Monday the 10th and Wednesday the 12th show clean conditions, but with only 0.7ft to 1ft of swell, it’s just a flat, glassy lake.

The local spot, Les Roquilles, is an inconsistent beginner break that’s fairly exposed to the swell. It doesn’t break often, and even when it does, there’s nothing coming our way here. The optimum direction would be from the SSE, but for over a week we’re mostly seeing tiny S or SSW slop. No standouts, no real swell. This is just a blank run. It’s normal for this kind of spot to go quiet – not every region pumps all year round.

Things get a tiny bit more interesting around the 18th of August. Tuesday morning the 18th sees the swell finally nudge up to 4ft from a WNW direction, with a period of 5 seconds. Combined energy hits 74 – that’s the highest we see, but it’s still only moderate. Problem is, the wind that morning is a fresh 30 km/h cross-shore from the WNW, making it lumpy and messy. The afternoon the same day sees 4ft, with a lighter NW cross-off breeze, which cleans it up, but the period is still short – only 5 seconds. This is not a standout, but it’s the best we get. The wave is still poor, but if you’re desperate, Tuesday the 18th afternoon is your only chance. That’s just over a week away, so don’t hold your breath.

After that, Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th drop right back down. The 20th has an afternoon of 3ft from the west, with a choppy cross-onshore wind. The final stretch from the 21st onward stays tiny or nonexistent. There are no days where the swell exceeds 5ft, so it’s never big enough to be an issue for ability, but it’s also never big enough to surf.

The water at Les Roquilles is a warm 81°F, and with an anomaly of plus 9°F, that’s very unusual – the sea is way warmer than it should be for this time of year.

All up, there’s no good surf option across the whole 16-day window. The 18th of August is the only day that offers anything rideable, but even then, it’s poor quality. This blank run is more normal for the area – forecasts can change, but right now, there’s just no energy in the water.

Rusty.

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