Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Les Sablettes over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim picture for the next 16 days at this reef and point. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is about normal for this time of year, but that’s where the good news ends. The first week is a write-off. From Tuesday the 18th right through to the end of the following week, every session is dogged by poor surf conditions. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping everything up, and the swell is tiny, barely reaching 3ft with a weak combined energy (95) on the best of those early days. There’s a string of days with basically nothing rideable. You’re looking at a gap of nearly ten days before there’s even a glimmer of hope.

We finally get a bit of a break on Friday morning, the 21st of August. The swell is still small, 2ft, but the wind goes glassy out of the NW. That’s a rare moment of clean conditions. The swell is short period (6 seconds) and the combined energy is weak (68), but for a patient soul on a longboard, you might find a few crumbly little nuggets. That’s really the only window worth mentioning in the first week.

The swell picks up a bit over the weekend. On Saturday the 22nd, we’re looking at 5ft from the NW with a moderate combined energy (275). The period is still short (8 seconds), but the wind is onshore from the NNW, so it’s a messy, bumpy affair. Not great. Sunday the 23rd sees the biggest swell of the period, 6ft from the NNW, with a strong combined energy (455). That’s a solid size, but it’s absolutely blown out by 15-20 km/h onshore winds. That’s expert-only territory in these conditions, and even then, it’s not going to be pretty.

Looking further out, the first of September offers a marginal morning. Tuesday the 1st has a 4ft NW swell with a 9-second period, cross-shore wind from the west at 5 km/h, and a moderate combined energy of 212. It’s still just “marginal.” Then Wednesday the 2nd, the morning goes glassy again with a 4ft NW swell. That’s the best call in the whole 16-day run. The period is short (7 seconds) and the energy is moderate (160), but with glassy conditions, that reef and point could shape up a few fun, clean lines. It’s not a standout, but it’s the only thing close to one.

The bottom line: there’s no true standout swell in this window. The wind is persistently wrong, and the swell that does show up is plagued by onshore conditions. For a reef and point, the longer-period NW swell that arrives around the 28th and 29th (up to 5ft, 10-second period, combined energy 392-416) would be promising if the wind wasn’t howling. As it is, it’s a mess. The only real “go” moment is the glassy mornings on the 21st of August and the 2nd of September, but keep expectations low. If you’re a kite surfer, the strong onshore winds and bumpy 6ft waves on the 23rd might look more interesting than a paddle.

Stay patient, mates. It’s not looking good, but forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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