Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cooking for Les Sablettes. It’s a reef and point set-up that’s consistent, exposed to the northwest, and it faces that direction for the optimum swell. The water's sitting at about 74°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The honest truth is, the next week and a bit looks pretty grim. There are a few small windows of rideable surf, but nothing that’d get me rushing for my board. The first real chance, and we’re talking about a marginal one at best, is Monday morning, August 24. We’ve got a 5ft swell rolling in from the NW with a 10-second period. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SW, which will help keep things reasonably clean. The combined swell energy is moderate at 441. It’s not going to be epic, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, this is your best shot early on. The afternoon gets ruined by a strong NW wind.

We then hit a long, bleak stretch. From Monday afternoon all the way through to Friday, August 28, it’s a write-off – poor conditions, messy wind, and the swell is either small or onshore. This is about four days of nothing worth mentioning.

Saturday morning, August 29 brings a bump in size – 7ft from the NNW with an 11-second period. That’s a groundswell, and at that size and period, it’s going to have some decent energy (906 combined energy). The wind is light from the NNE, but it’s cross-onshore, not ideal. The swell is getting up there, so it’ll be one for the experienced crew only; beginners would be out of their depth. The long period is better for this point/reef set-up, but the wind direction is a letdown.

After that, it’s more of the same. A few glimpses of chest-high swell in the first week of September, but the wind is persistently rubbish – mostly cross-onshore from the north. You get a little pulse on Saturday, September 5 – 5ft from the NW, but the morning has only a slight air, offering the lightest cross-onshore breeze. It’s still marginal, but it’s the cleanest option in a messy stretch.

There is one real oddball on the very end of the outlook, Monday morning, September 7. A tiny 2ft swell from the NW with an *18-second period*. That is a very long period groundswell. The combined energy is a moderate 531, which is decent for such a small height. This will be super clean with light cross-onshore wind from the west, but the size is tiny. At a reef and point, that long period might just produce a few fun, walling waves, but you’ll be waiting for sets. It’s a tease.

Honestly, the standout is that Saturday morning, August 29 simply for having the most power on offer, but the wind holds it back. If you can handle the size and the cross-onshore texture, it’s your best bet.

Stay patient, folks. This isn’t the greatest run.

- Rusty

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