Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at Les Sablettes. That’s a reef and point set-up, consistent, and it’s exposed to the swell. The problem is, for the whole 16-day window, the surf quality is just a write-off. There’s nothing on offer that’s worth paddling out for. The water temperature is sitting at 70°, which is a couple of degrees colder than normal for this time of year – that’s a bit of a bite, feels like a colder summer than usual.

From Wednesday the 29th right through to the end, every single session is rated as poor. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft, and what little there is comes from the NNW with a short period, mostly 6 to 7 seconds – that’s weak, short-period wind swell. The combined energy is low, mostly under 100, with a few days hitting moderate numbers like 124 or 180, but it’s still not enough to make anything decent. The wind is a constant cross-onshore, sometimes onshore, with a moderate breeze most afternoons, so the surface is choppy or messy.

There’s a slight bump in the second week, around August 7th to 8th, where the swell tries to get up to 5ft from the NW, with a period of 7 seconds and combined energy hitting 217 to 223 – that’s moderate energy. But even then, the wind is either cross-onshore or onshore, and the surf conditions are still rated poor. It’s just not coming together. The swell direction is NW, which is not the optimum for this spot (NW is the optimum, so that’s one thing it has going for it), but the period is too short and the wind is wrong.

For a beginner, even the 5ft days might be a bit much with the chop, but for anyone else, it’s just not worth it. A blank run like this is more normal for the area when the wind doesn’t cooperate. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most days, especially when the wind is up.

Unless the forecasts change, there’s nothing to get excited about. Keep an eye on it, but for now, I’d find something else to do.

Rusty

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