Lesconil Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s in store for Lesconil over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start this week, with some small, messy stuff and a lot of marginal conditions. Wednesday the 26th is a write-off – tiny 2ft windswell and a gusty cross-onshore blowing it out. Not worth paddling out.

Thursday the 27th sees the swell bump up to 5ft from the SW, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is side-shore. It’s got a bit of energy behind it (combined swell energy 201-272) but the quality’s only marginal at best. On Friday the 28th, the swell gets bigger – 7ft in the morning, but a strong cross-onshore makes it choppy. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore wind and 7ft swell from the WSW, period 9 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 655. It’s still only a marginal call though, not a stand-out.

Saturday the 29th brings proper size: 8ft from the WSW, but the wind is a problem. Morning sees a strong cross-shore with rain squalls and a combined energy of 770 – just ugly. But the afternoon! The wind switches to a clean cross-offshore, the swell holds at 8ft, and the energy jumps to 949. The catch? It’s too big for this break, and for many of us that’s expert-only territory. Still, if you’re skilled, Saturday afternoon is a solid notch.

Sunday the 30th drops back to 6ft in the morning with a cross-shore wind and messy conditions, then gets smaller and lumpier in the afternoon. Monday the 31st is a better bet: morning sees 6ft with a clean offshore wind from the NW – that’s clean surf, and the energy sits at 366. The afternoon is even cleaner with 6ft and a cross-off breeze, combined energy 729. That’s a solid session if you can get out.

Tuesday the 1st September is still clean but dropping: 5ft in the morning, cross-off wind, period 9 seconds. The afternoon fades to 4ft. From there we dribble along with small clean surf through Wednesday the 2nd (3ft to 4ft) and Thursday the 3rd (4ft) – it’s surfable but ordinary.

Then comes the standout. Friday the 4th September: morning clean, 5ft from the WNW, and a very long period of 12 seconds. The combined energy is 713 – that’s a proper groundswell with real punch. The wind is glassy and cross-offshore. This is the best on offer: clean, well-shaped, with nice long lulls between sets. It’s a beach and reef setup, so that long period should wrap nicely. The crowd situation at Lesconil is “often”, so expect some company, but worth it.

After that, the weekend of the 5th and 6th gets blown out or small again, with only a clean 4ft window on Saturday afternoon from the NNW offshore. Then Monday the 7th has 6ft in the afternoon from the W with a cross-off wind, combined energy 627 – not bad but only marginal.

The second week sees a bit of a bigger pulse. Tuesday the 8th: 7ft in the morning, offshore wind from the WNW, period 10 seconds, energy 813 – too big for the break though. The afternoon holds 7ft with an energy of 1103. Wednesday the 9th: 10ft! That’s huge for Lesconil – combined energy 1448, but again the file flags it as too big for this break. It’s a clean light wind day, but only for the brave experts. Thursday the 10th stays big at 8ft, still too big for most.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year off Lesconil – nothing unusual to report.

If the wind doesn’t play ball on the bigger days, and you’re into kiting, this beach-and-reef setup could be a lot more interesting than paddle surfing. Just saying.

Rusty

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