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

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's heading our way to La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail). We've got a pretty classic spring pattern setting up over the next couple of weeks. The first part of the window looks messy, with dominant southerly swells and onshore winds making for a lot of chop, but there’s some serious energy on the horizon for the patient among us.

Right now, we’re looking at Monday the 14th. There's a solid 7ft south swell rolling in at a lengthy 17 seconds, packing some serious grunt with the combined energy clocking in at 3109. But here’s the rub: it's blowing 12 mph from the southeast, which is cross-shore. This is making for a lumpy, cross-chop scenario. The water temp is a comfortable 73°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year.

Tuesday the 15th is still a bit of a write-off. The swell drops a little but stays cross-shore, with that same annoying wind. We might get a window Tuesday afternoon with a lighter 9 mph breeze and a 5ft south swell, but it’s still only giving a marginal score.

Wednesday the 16th through to Friday the 18th is a dead zone. The swell bottoms out, and we get a mix of cross-on and onshore winds. By Friday the 18th, the swell tries to pick back up to 8ft, but with 19 mph cross-onshore winds and a lot of energy (1762), it’s just a messy, choppy mess. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th is still poor. A bit of a southerly swell hangs around, but the cross-onshore wind remains the issue, keeping things choppy.

Now, hold onto your board. The standout is shaping up for Thursday the 24th. This is the one to circle in the calendar. A strong 8ft south swell, with a very long 17-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 5213. This is serious power. The wind switches to a light, clean cross-shore breeze from the southeast at just 9 mph. This is the one truly promising day in the entire run. That much groundswell with that long period might be a bit straight for a beach break, but La Roche Percee is a reef, and it should handle it beautifully. It’s an intermediate-level wave at that size – 8ft is getting up there for beginners.

Looking further into the second week, Friday the 25th and the weekend of the 26th and 27th look cleaner. We get some nice cross-offshore winds from the east, but the swell drops in size and period. It'll be fun, cleaner waves, but nothing like the power of that Thursday the 24th blast.

The final few days, Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th, we see the swell bottom out again, but with light offshore and cross-off breezes making for glassy conditions. The waves will be small, but clean.

The only stand-out session in this whole 16-day window is Thursday, September 24th. Get out there for the morning glass.

Rusty.

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