Les Roquilles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's cut to the chase: the next couple of weeks are a bummer. We are looking at a lot of flat, clean water with nothing to ride.

From now until about the 15th of September, there is absolutely zero surf. The ocean is going to be glassy and empty. It's a solid stretch of nothing, a full week and a half of no waves. Don't even bother bringing your board.

The first little blip of energy arrives early on Wednesday the 16th. We got a small, weak swell of 4ft from the west, but the period is a short 4 seconds. It's just windswell. The breeze is cross-offshore from the northwest, so it may keep it a bit tidy, but the conditions are poor. The afternoon drops to 3ft and gets choppier with a cross-shore wind. Not worth the effort.

After that, it flat-lines again from the 17th through the 23rd. Another long gap. We might see a knee-high ripple here and there on the 18th and 19th, but that’s about it.

For the second week, there is one small window. On the morning of Tuesday the 24th of September, we finally see a pulse of south swell at 3ft. The wind is offshore from the NNE, which is a huge plus, keeping things clean. The energy is still weak and the period is a short 4 seconds, so it's not powerful, but it will be the most surfable we get.

The spot to check is Les Roquilles. It’s an inconsistent break, so you'll be waiting between sets, but there might be a few fun little waves. The south swell is also not ideal for it; it prefers a SSE direction, so don't expect perfection. Later that afternoon the swell backs off, and the following morning it’s nearly gone before the wind turns onshore.

So, if you are jonesing for anything, the early morning of the 24th is your only real shot. It's a clean, offshore, rideable wave, but it's not going to be epic. And it's a long way off, so take it with a grain of salt.

Hang in there, this flat spell can't last forever.

Rusty.

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