Surf Forecasts:
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with 870 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) this week:
The surf forecast for La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright mate, Rusty again, this time in feet and miles for ya.
We’re looking at La Roche Percee, and the first few days – Wednesday 12th through Thursday morning the 13th – are a total flat slog, nothing worth paddling for. The first hint of action shows Thursday afternoon the 13th: a 3ft SSW swell, period around 13 seconds, starting to build a bit of energy. Light offshore wind from the WSW, so it’s clean but still small and marginal.
That’s short-lived, because Friday 14th to Tuesday 18th is mostly a write-off. The swell gets bigger but cross-shore winds, moderate, keep it choppy and ugly. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th bring in very long period groundswell – 15 to 16 seconds – and the combined energy gets strong, over 1000 (1043 Sunday afternoon). That’s proper groundswell energy, but with constant cross-breeze, it’s hard to enjoy. Those long-period waves tend to run straight at beach breaks; this is more reef or point wave territory, so don’t expect perfection here.
The clear winner is Wednesday morning the 19th: clean conditions with a light ESE cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph, 5ft swell from SSE, 10-second period. The energy is solid (547) and the wind’s right – that’s your best shot at a clean, fun session. Not huge, but by far the best quality in the whole run.
Thursday morning the 20th stays clean with a light cross-off breeze but only around 3ft. After that, the swell pumps to 7ft on Friday 21st but cross-breeze ruins it. Then we drop off fast – Saturday 22nd small and chop, and Sunday 23rd has glassy conditions with only a 4ft short-period SE swell, surfable but nothing special.
The last week is a slow fade: by Tuesday 25th it’s ankle-high, 0.6ft, with a 15-second period but almost no energy (57). Then a new 5ft SSW swell shows on Wednesday 26th with 13-second period and moderate energy (722), but it’s cross-onshore – choppy. Thursday 27th stays cross-shore and ordinary.
Best bet: show up early Wednesday 19th for the cleanest, most rideable waves in the whole 16-day window. Everything else is a gamble with the wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 30 | 82 | 290 | 314 | 268 | 261 | 237 | 237 | 227 | 352 | 475 | 411 | 721 | 870 | 715 | 519 | 404 | 510 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.27m | 5:31AM1.26m | 6:56PM1.29m | 6:23AM1.23m | 7:35PM1.29m | 7:15AM1.18m | 8:12PM1.27m | 8:09AM1.12m | 8:49PM1.23m | 9:06AM1.04m | 9:26PM1.18m | 10:10AM0.97m | 10:04PM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.52m | 12:08PM-0.01m | 00:37AM0.48m | 12:51PM0.06m | 1:25AM0.44m | 1:33PM0.16m | 2:14AM0.41m | 2:15PM0.28m | 3:04AM0.39m | 2:57PM0.41m | 3:56AM0.38m | 3:43PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 30 | 82 | 290 | 314 | 268 | 261 | 237 | 237 | 227 | 212 | 168 | 411 | 721 | 870 | 715 | 117 | 404 | 309 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 9 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 32 | 79 | 109 | 102 | 104 | 98 | 352 | 475 | 128 | 55 | — | 5 | 519 | 381 | 50 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 33 | 34 | 212 | — | — | — | 32 | 30 | 76 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | — | 292 | 191 | 139 | 203 | 268 | 345 | 510 | 749 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 5 | 143 | 1297 | 542 | 1292 | 1292 | 1292 | 1297 | 1297 | 0 | 142 | 1292 | 0 | 1292 | 1295 | 0 | 1297 | 1404 | 0 |
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