Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Les Sablettes in terms a local surfer can feel.

Truth is, we’re in a flat, choppy rut to start. The first real shot at something clean doesn’t pop up until the first week of September, and the clear winner is the morning of the 7th. Here’s the rundown.

Right now and for the next few days, we’ve got moderate north to northeast breezes ruining the surface. There’s swell – around 4 ft from the northwest – but it’s short-period stuff, mostly 8 seconds, and it’s all blown out with cross-onshore wind. The wave energy is moderate (258–460), but the quality is junk. These first days are a total wash for a clean ride.

By Thursday the 3rd, the swell drops to about 4 ft, the wind goes more side-shore, but it’s still weak and choppy. Through the weekend, the swell bottoms out to almost nothing – 2 ft to 3 ft – with energy barely registering (62–110). Nothing for a paddle surfer.

A little flicker on Sunday the 6th: a long-period NNW pulse at 14 seconds, but tiny – only 2 ft to 3 ft. Energy is moderate (212–296). This is a groundswell, but it’s onshore and marginal. Not the one.

Here’s the standout: Monday morning, September 7th. The wind goes glassy – literally 5 km/h from the ENE, dead calm. Swell is a clean 3 ft from the northwest with an 11-second period, and combined energy hits 259. This is the kind of morning where the reef and point at Les Sablesettes will shape up smooth, rippable lines. The water is about 73°, normal for the season. This is your best window in the entire outlook – but only the morning.

Tuesday the 8th is messy with onshore wind again. Wednesday the 9th morning is another glassy chance – 5 km/h from NNE – with 3 ft northwest swell at 9 seconds and energy at 273. Clean, but shorter period. Good backup.

The rest of the second week fades into smaller, choppier stuff. Saturday the 12th morning has clean cross-offshore wind from the southwest, but swell is only about 4 ft from the NNW with a short 8-second period – lumpy. Sunday the 13th has more size – 5 ft to 5 ft from the NW – but onshore wind kills the quality.

Overall, the real standout is the morning of the 7th: glassy, a nice NW groundswell, and that reef and point will handle it well. The morning of the 9th is a solid backup. For everything else, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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