Lesconil Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for our little corner of the coast. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag, but let’s cut through the noise.

Right now, the water temp at Lesconil is sitting at about 65°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. Nothing weird there.

The best bet in the whole run is coming up on the morning of Thursday, August 13th. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the west, with a period of 10 seconds, and a moderate offshore breeze from the northwest. The combined energy is solid, sitting at 297, so there’s enough push to get you into some nice, lined-up waves. Lesconil is an exposed beach and reef setup, and with that offshore wind, the face is going to be smooth. It’s a great beginner-friendly size, and the water is glassy clean. Expect a few others in the water though, as crowds are often here.

After that, Friday morning (August 14th) drops off a touch to 3ft from the west, still clean with the offshore breeze, but the energy dips to 134, so it’ll be more of a longboard or funboard kind of session. Just okay.

Then we hit a long, flat, and boring stretch. From Saturday, August 15th, all the way through to the morning of Sunday, August 23rd, it’s either tiny, weak, or the wind is messing it up. The energy readings are mostly below 100, with many days in the 40s and 60s. It’s not worth paddling out for unless you just want to sit on a board and watch the clouds.

Now, things start to get interesting again later on. On the morning of Sunday, August 23rd, we get a bigger pulse. The swell jumps to 6ft from the west-northwest, period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy cranks up to 381. But the wind is a light cross-onshore from the south-southwest, so it’s a bit textured. It’s marginal, but it’s the biggest we’ve seen in a while.

The real standout of the second week is Monday morning, August 24th. This is a promising one. You’ve got a 6ft swell from the west-northwest, a period of 9 seconds, and a moderate cross-offshore breeze from the west. The combined energy is a strong 555. That’s a powerful, clean swell. The direction is aligning well with Lesconil’s optimum. The size is edging towards being too big for beginners, but for anyone with a bit of experience, it’s going to be a good session, with plenty of push and clean faces. Keep an eye on this one, but don’t lock it in just yet. A week and a half out, things can change.

After that pulse, it fades again towards the end of the window. The morning of Friday, August 28th, shows another 6ft from the west-northwest, with a strong energy reading of 698 and a fresh cross-offshore wind. It’s another clean, solid wave, but again, the long-range nature means it’s a “maybe” rather than a “definitely”.

So to sum it up: your best windows are Thursday morning, August 13th for a clean, fun, small-wave session, and Monday morning, August 24th if you’ve got the skills and want some power. The rest is a write-off until that next pulse comes through.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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