Les Sablettes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for scoring waves at Les Sablettes. We’ve got a long stretch of marginal to poor conditions, with a lot of onshore and cross-onshore wind messing things up.

The first week is basically a write-off. The surf is small, the wind is mostly blowing on it, and the energy in the water is weak, around 90 to 160 in the combined swell energy at times. The water is also running a bit colder than usual, about 72°F, which is nearly 2 degrees colder than average for this time of year. You might see some clean lines first thing in the morning, like on the 14th when there's a bit of a pulse, but that onshore wind comes up quick and chops it all out. It’s hard to get excited about surf under 4ft with that wind.

There’s a slight bump in size around the 15th and 16th, with the swell reaching 5ft, and the energy climbs to a moderate 304. But the northwest swell direction is cross-on, and the wind is still on it. It's not going to be pretty. It's the kind of surf you look at from the beach and think, “nah.” The period is short, around 8 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell with any real punch. This is a stormy, junky kind of surf, and honestly, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle surfers.

We get a lull in size around the 20th and 21st, dropping to 1ft to 2ft, and the energy falls into the weak 60s and 70s. That’s a couple of days with nothing on offer at all. Then, there’s another push of swell around the 23rd of August, with 4ft waves and the energy climbing back up, but again, the direction is NW and the wind is blowing on it. It’s the same story, just with a bit more water moving. The periods stay short, so it’s not going to be anything special. Look, it’s rough out there. No real standouts in the whole 16-day window. We just have to wait for the wind to swing around and give us a chance. Keep your head up, the season will turn.

Rusty.

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