La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Right, let's have a look at what's coming up for La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) over the next couple of weeks.

The first bit of this run is a bit of a slow burner, but it builds into a standout session later this week. There's a gap between the first few days and the real quality, but we'll get there.

We start off on Wednesday the 15th with a weak 2ft swell from the SSW, but it's got a bit of cross-shore wind on it and the energy is pretty low (254). Nothing to write home about, just a bit of a warm-up. Thursday the 16th looks a touch better, with the swell picking up to 3ft in the morning and 3ft in the afternoon, both from the SSW. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the surf will be clean. The water temperature is sitting at 74°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no need to worry about a wetsuit.

Friday the 17th is just ordinary. There's a 2ft SW swell, but it's just surfable, nothing special. The best bet in this first half of the week is Saturday the 18th. The morning sees a 3ft SSW groundswell, and it gets to 4ft in the afternoon. The wind goes glassy, dead still, with the afternoon session having a combined energy of 840 (moderate). That's the pick of the first week – clean, glassy conditions and a solid long-period swell. It's a standout.

Sunday the 19th keeps the quality high; the afternoon has a 3ft SSW swell with a very long 20-second period and clean cross-offshore winds, with the energy pumping at 1267 (strong). That's a seriously good window.

But then we get a bit of a lull. Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st are messy with cross-shore winds and choppy conditions. The swell drops right off from Wednesday the 22nd through to Sunday the 27th. There's a 7ft, short-period SE swell on Wednesday the 22nd, but it's cross-shore and messy – more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session. The rest of that week is tiny, with waves below 2ft and weak energy. It's a bit of a dead run.

Now, looking at the second week, there's a promising spike on Monday the 27th. The morning session has a clean, glassy 4ft SSW groundswell with a long 18-second period and a combined energy of 801 (moderate). That's a solid, clean swell. It's a bit of a standout for the tail end of the forecast. Tuesday the 28th has a bigger 5ft SSW swell, but it's onshore wind, so it'll be a bit bumpy. It could be worth a look for the experts, but the conditions won't be perfect.

Overall, the standout is Saturday the 18th afternoon with glassy conditions and a clean 4ft SSW groundswell. If you can wait, Monday the 27th morning also looks like a cracker with clean, glassy waves.

Rusty.

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