Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the next few weeks for our patch of coast. I’ve got to be straight with you – this run is looking pretty darn quiet for a while. The models are showing that the first real chance of a wave pops up on Sunday the 9th of August, but that’s a long stretch of flat to messy junk to sit through before we get there.

We’re talking about a gap of nearly two weeks from now, starting with small, choppy conditions that just aren't worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at a normal 71° for late July, so at least you won't freeze while you’re sitting there waiting for something to happen.

Les Sablettes is the only break on the radar and it’s a reef and point setup. The problem is that for the next 13 days, the combo of cross-onshore winds and weak to moderate energy from the NNW and NW is just killing any chance of a decent wave. The swell is hanging around the 2 ft to 5 ft mark, but it’s wind-affected and that combined energy reading stays mostly between 72 and 276 – weak to moderate at best – which feels more like a washing machine than a point break.

You’ll see plenty of mornings with a light breeze, but it’s coming from the NNE (cross-on) and it puts a nasty little ripple on the surface. The afternoons get hit by moderate north winds that make it even choppier. The period on this NNW swell is mostly short too – 6 to 8 seconds – so there’s no push behind it, just lumpy, close-outy junk.

Around the 29th of July, we get a brief flirtation with a 10-second period from the NNW, but the swell height drops to 2 ft and the energy (125) is still too weak to get excited about. Offshore winds blow on the 27th and 29th, but the swell just isn't there to make it count.

Finally, we get a glimmer on the morning of Sunday the 9th of August. The forecast bumps the swell up to 4 ft from the NNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The energy climbs to 210 and we’ve got light cross-onshore winds from the north. The computer spits out a “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions” rating with a score of 1. This is the absolute standout of a flat fortnight, but it’s a long way off and still looks like it’ll be a bumpy, soft wave. It’s your only shot, so keep an eye on it, but don’t lock your calendar.

After the 9th, we’re right back into the same pattern of cross-onshore winds and 4 ft to 5 ft slop from the NW with energy around the 200 mark. Consistent, sure, but consistently poor.

So, wrap it up: we have a 13-day wait for a marginal day on the 9th of August. The rest of this forecast is a write-off for proper surfing. Bring the kite if you have one, because the wind will be there, but the waves won’t be.

Rusty.

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