Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here. Let’s get into what we’ve got on the cards for Les Sablettes. To be straight with you, this is a tough-looking 16-day run. There’s a huge gap of flat, messy junk right at the start, so don’t even bother paddling out yet.

This spot is a reef and point break that needs a clean NW swell and optimum direction from the NW to really work. The water temp is sitting at 74° right now, which is bang on average for this time of year. The problem is the wind. We’ve got onshore and cross-onshore breezes blowing all through the first week, absolutely shredding any chance of decent shape.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are write-offs. Tiny swell below 2 feet, short period around 6–8 seconds, and onshore breezes. The wave energy is weak to moderate, but the conditions are poor. Don't bother.

Sunday the 23rd morning is the only real glimmer in the first week. We’ve got glassy conditions with a clean 3-foot NW groundswell pumping in at a very long 15 seconds. The wave energy is moderate. That long period at a point break like Les Sablettes is a recipe for some proper lines. This is the standout session of the whole outlook. The wind is dead calm – glass – so it’ll be smooth as silk. It’s the only window worth paddling out for in the early days. The afternoon goes to crap as the wind swings onshore again.

Monday the 24th morning offers a cleanish cross-offshore wind and a 5-foot NW swell at 10 seconds. The wave energy is moderate. It’s a decent call, but nowhere near as clean as that glassy Sunday dawn patrol. After that, from Monday arvo right through to Thursday the 5th of September, it’s a grim stretch. Nearly every session is plagued by onshore or cross-onshore winds, choppy conditions, and marginal surf. A lot of the swell is short period around 7–8 seconds, and the combined energy fluctuates but the wind just ruins it. There’s a size jump on the 28th and 29th August, with swell hitting 6 feet and moderate to strong energy, but the cross-onshore winds will make it a lumpy, messy mess. That’s kite-surfing territory, not a surfer’s session.

Finally, we get one last hope right at the end of the run. On Friday morning, the 4th of September, we’re looking at glassy conditions again. A clean NNW groundswell at 3 feet with a long 12-second period rolls in. The wave energy is moderate. It’s not big, but the glassy wind and long period at a point reef is a solid second standout. It’s promising, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it. The arvo on that same day gets trashed by onshore wind again.

So, the bottom line: the one true standout is Sunday the 23rd of August morning – glassy, long period groundswell. The backup option is the Friday the 4th of September morning glassy session. The rest of the 16 days is a long stretch of poor quality or blown-out conditions. We just have to wait for the wind to play ball.

Rusty.

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