Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Les Sablettes (France). This is a reef and point set-up, so it's got a bit of shape to it, but we're in for a very quiet run.

The honest truth is, the next two weeks look pretty flat. We've got a solid 16-day window, but the surf is just not showing up. There's a handful of mornings that are *maybe* surfable, but nothing that'd get you out of bed in a hurry. The first real stretch of any decent surf is a long way off, so we're in for a dry spell.

Let's break it down. For the first week, from the 14th of August through to the 25th, the swell is tiny and weak. We're looking at waves mostly under 3 ft, a lot of them under 2 ft, with the combined energy of all swells directed here barely cracking 100 (77-260). Add to that the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and a lot of the time it's a moderate breeze, making for choppy, poor conditions. The morning of the 16th has a bit of a window with a light offshore wind, but the swell is still only 5 ft and coming from the NW with a short period of 8 seconds. It's a miss. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is about 1° cooler than normal, so nothing to write home about.

The second week is where things get a little more interesting, but it's a long wait. There's a big gap of nothing until the 26th of August. That Wednesday morning, we get a little glassy window with a 2 ft swell from the NW, but it's a long period 13-second groundswell (energy 166). It's small, but the glassy conditions are a positive. The 27th shows a bit of potential with a 3 ft, 11-second swell from the NNW (energy 362) and a light cross-shore wind, but it's still marginal.

The real standout, and the one you should circle on the calendar, is the morning of the 28th of August. That Friday morning, Les Sablettes is looking like it might just deliver. We've got a 5 ft swell from the NW, which is the optimum direction for this reef and point, and the wind is glassy. That's the magic word. The combined energy of all swells directed here is a solid 351, indicating moderate wave energy. It's a bit of a ship in the night, as the wind goes onshore later, but for that morning window, it's your best bet. Keep in mind that the swell period is 8 seconds, so it's a shorter-period wind swell, but the glassy conditions will make it clean.

After that, the 29th of August has a 4 ft swell (energy 270) but with an onshore wind, so it's a no-go. The afternoon of the 29th has a 2 ft, 14-second long-period groundswell (energy 316), but again, the wind is onshore.

So, the long and short of it: a very quiet period, a lot of flat days, and only one real standout window. The 28th of August morning is the one to watch. It's a gamble this far out, but if the forecasts hold, it could be a clean little session. Keep your eyes peeled.

Rusty.

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