Lesconil Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Well, honestly, Lesconil is going to keep us waiting for a while. For a spot that’s usually very consistent, this stretch is pretty grim at the start. We’ve got next to no surf for the first week, so don’t even bother waxing up until late in the game.

Right out of the gate, Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are a write-off. Tiny, weak swell with a combined energy in the double-digits – hardly enough to push a sea lion around. The wind is all wrong, mostly cross or cross-on, and it’s choppy. Then Wednesday and Thursday the 26th–27th offer a little more size, up to 6 ft, but the period is short and the wind remains messy. The energy picks up a bit (289–331) but the quality is terrible – it’s just lumpy, cross-onshore junk.

Friday the 28th and the weekend get bigger but not better. We’re talking 7 ft to 8 ft of swell, but with strong onshore or cross winds, it’s blown out and choppy. Saturday and Sunday the 29th–30th stay in that 6 ft to 7 ft range, but with fresh cross-shore winds, it remains a messy, lumpy mess. The combined energy climbs into the 400s and 900s, but with poor conditions, it’s not surfable.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Monday the 31st of August is a standout, but not for the faint-hearted. The swell hits 10 ft from the west, period 10 seconds, and the energy is pumping at 1724. Winds are clean with a cross-off flow. Problem is, that’s way too big for Lesconil – this break just can’t handle that much power. The forecast even says it’s predicted to be too big. This is expert-only, and even then, it’s a maybe. Later in the afternoon, it backs off to 8 ft but still massive for the spot.

Then, on Tuesday the 1st of September, we finally get a window. The morning is glassy – zero wind, clean as a whistle. Swell is 5 ft from the west with a 10-second period. The energy is a solid 509. That’s the best on offer: clean, manageable, and with no crowd pressure mentioned. It’s not huge, but it’s the most user-friendly waves in the whole run. This is your day if you’re a regular surfer. The afternoon stays tidy but drops off a bit. The rest of that week fades out into small, ordinary 2 ft to 5 ft waves with clean but weak conditions.

Looking further out, Saturday the 5th of September brings a nice pulse: 6 ft to 6 ft from the west, with a long 12-second period and light cross-off winds. The energy is over 1000, and the forecast calls for excellent surf for experienced surfers. That’s a promise, but still a week and a half away, so keep your fingers crossed. By Sunday the 6th, the wind picks up again and spoils it.

The very end of the window, Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September, shows another huge swell – 13 ft with a 16-second period, massive energy at 10197. That’s again too big for Lesconil, and the same warning applies. It’s beastly and not for anyone but the most hardcore charger, and even then, it’s risky at this break.

So, the pick of the litter is Tuesday the 1st of September, morning session. Glassy, clean, 5 ft of west swell. For those who can handle bigger, Saturday the 5th of September also looks promising. Everything before that is a hard pass or just way too big for this spot.

Rusty.

Read more