Les Roquilles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at what's on offer. Short story? Not much, mate. We are looking at a real skinny 16-day window here with hardly a wave worth paddling for. Les Roquilles is the only break in the mix, and it's a beginner-friendly, inconsistent little wedge that's fairly exposed to the swell, but it needs everything to line up, and it just doesn't. We've got a big gap coming up right from the start, so don't rush to wax your board.

The first decent bit of energy we see is Thursday morning, August 27th. Swell bumps up to 4ft out of the southeast with a short, weak 5-second period. The combined energy is a middling 85, so it's got a little push, and with a moderate cross-offshore breeze, it'll be clean. But the wave comment tells the story – "poor surf conditions." That short period will make it dumpy and hard to read. Thursday afternoon gets a bit bigger at 5ft from the same direction with energy jumping to 138, but that fresh cross-shore breeze will chop it all up. That size is getting up there, not for beginners.

Then we go quiet again. Real quiet. From the end of August right through the first week of September, it's near enough flat. A few tiny pulses here and there, but you're looking at swell heights of 0.3ft to 2ft with combined energy rarely cracking 20. The wind is mostly clean and offshore or cross-offshore, which is a tease, but there's just no swell to work with. There's a bit of a cross-offshore breeze on Monday morning, September 7th with a clean 2ft, 4-second swell (12 energy), but that's a one-star day at best.

Now, hold on. After a long, dry spell, we get a mention of something on Tuesday morning, September 8th. Swell hits 4ft out of the south with a 6-second period. The combined energy jumps to 135, which is solid, and it's clean with a light offshore breeze. The water temperature is a much warmer than usual 78°, which is over three degrees above average for this time of year – that's a very noticeable anomaly. The wave comment finally reads "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" and gets a score of 1 out of 10. That's our one and only marginally worthwhile window. But it's a long way out, so you'd keep an eye on it, but don't bet the house.

Truth is, this is a bleak run. Les Roquilles is an inconsistent spot at the best of times, and a gap this long without any surf is actually pretty normal for this area when the conditions don't cooperate. I'd stick to cleaning the wax off your board or finding something else to do. Forecasts can always change, but right now, there's nothing to get excited about.

Rusty

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