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

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what's coming up for La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail).

Yeah, alright, the next couple of weeks aren't looking like a classic run for this spot. At the start, from Sunday 12th July through to the morning of Wednesday 15th, the surf is tiny and pretty average—nothing to get excited about. The water temperature is sitting around 74°, which is right on the money for this time of year, so no surprises there.

From Wednesday 15th July afternoon, things start to perk up a little. That afternoon we've got a clean 3ft swell coming from the SE with a moderate energy reading of 286, and the wind is light and cross-offshore, so the waves will be looking tidy. Thursday 16th July is probably the pick of the bunch in this first week. Both the morning and afternoon sessions have clean waves around 2-3ft from the SSW, with a long period groundswell of 14-16 seconds and energy readings around 310-373. That's a proper little pulse—clean conditions, long period, and cross-offshore breeze. This is the standout for the whole outlook, really.

Friday 17th July stays clean with glassy conditions both morning and afternoon, but the swell is still small at 2-3ft from the SW. Surfable but nothing to shout about. Then from Saturday 18th July through to the end of the second week, the wind turns onshore and the quality drops right off. Most of those days are poor surf conditions—choppy, cross-onshore, and not worth paddling out for. The swell does get some size and energy on the 19th and 20th July, with readings over 770, but with the wind howling from the WSW, it's gonna be a mess. Honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those days.

The second week remains pretty bleak. From Monday 20th July all the way through to Thursday 23rd July, it's solid onshore wind and chop. The swell sticks around 3ft to 4ft, but with fresh breezes and cross-onshore conditions, don't bother. Friday 24th July finally cleans up a bit with light ESE winds and 3ft swell, but it's still ordinary. Saturday 25th July morning has glassy conditions and a clean 2ft from the SSE, and by the afternoon we see a proper offshore wind from the NNE with a 2ft SSW groundswell at 15 seconds—nice and clean, but tiny. And the 26th and 27th July? More small, clean surf with glassy mornings, but never over 2ft.

So if you're after the best surf on offer, lock in Thursday 16th July and maybe Friday 17th July in the first week. After that, it's several days of poor conditions before the second week flirts with a few clean but tiny windows. The long-range stuff around Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July is promising but uncertain—could be a nice glassy little session if the swell fills in a touch more.

Be patient, and keep an eye on the forecasts. It tends not to stay poor for long around here.

Rusty.

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