Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – the next couple of weeks around Les-Sablettes are a real mixed bag, and honestly, mostly a bit of a struggle. We've got a consistent little reef and point break that loves a NW swell, but the conditions are gonna be fighting us most of the time. The water's sitting at 72°, which is a touch cooler than usual for this time of year, so maybe grab a slightly thicker suit if you've got one.

The outlook kicks off on Thursday morning, the 3rd. We've got a tiny 3ft NW swell rolling in with a short 8-second period, but the real saving grace is the glassy conditions. The wind is dead calm from the WSW, so it's clean. The energy is pretty weak (109), so it's small and a bit gutless, but it's surfable. That's the best of a pretty average run for a while. By Thursday afternoon, the wind picks up from the W at 12 mph, turning it into a choppy mess, so get in early.

Friday morning, the 4th, offers another brief window. The swell drops to 2ft NW, but we're back to glassy conditions with a light ENE breeze. It's weak (67) and ordinary, but clean. Friday afternoon sees the wind go onshore from the NNW, making it a write-off. Saturday and Sunday, the 5th and 6th, are a write-off too – tiny, onshore, or just poor conditions. There's a bit of a weird spike in energy on Sunday (166-249) with a long-period 15-second groundswell from the NNW, but it's only 1-2ft and the wind is on it, so it's no good.

The first week of September is a real grind. We get a few pulses of bigger swell, like Tuesday the 8th with 5ft NW and strong energy (448), but the wind is always cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and sloppy. Wednesday the 9th sees 5ft NW swell, but again, the wind spoils it. For a spot that needs a clean window, this is tough.

The real standout, and the only time I'd get properly excited, is looking ahead to Tuesday the 15th of September. The forecast shows a clean 3ft NW swell with an 11-second period. The energy is moderate (220), but the big news is the wind. In the morning, it's totally calm, glassy. Zero wind. That means Les-Sablettes will be at its absolute best – clean, lined up, and inviting. The swell direction is straight out of the NW, which is exactly what this break wants to see. It's a consistent spot, so you know there'll be waves. The only downside is that with conditions this good, and it being a known spot, it's likely to be crowded, so get out there early.

After that, the surf drops back into the same old pattern of onshore winds and marginal conditions through to the end of the outlook on the 18th. There's a small window on the morning of Wednesday the 16th with 3ft NW and a cross-onshore wind, but it's nothing special.

So, to sum it up: the next week and a half is mostly a test of patience. The clear winner, the one session to make plans for, is Tuesday morning, the 15th of September. Glassy, 3ft NW, and that's the good oil.

Rusty.

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