Saint Leu Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s rolling into Saint-Leu for the next couple of weeks.

The opening days are a bit small, but the quality is there with glassy conditions. The standout window is a long way off, but it looks like a proper swell event is building for the end of the month. The water temp is sitting around 76°, which is about average for the time of year – nothing unusual there.

We start off Wednesday 15 July with a clean, glassy morning. Saint Leu is a consistent point break, and with the wind coming from the WSW at 3 mph and glassy conditions, it’s going to be clean. The swell is a modest 4 ft from the SSW with a period of 12 seconds, which is a nice long period groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (485). This is a good one for the experienced crew, as the break is rated for advanced surfers. The swell direction is a touch off the optimum, but it’s clean. In the afternoon, it drops slightly to 4 ft, still glassy. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so keep an eye out.

Thursday 16 July is a write-off with cross-onshore winds and weak, small surf. Friday 17 July sees a jump in period to 17 seconds, but the winds are onshore or cross, making it a messy call. The energy is building, but the conditions aren’t there.

Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July clean up nicely. Saturday morning has a 3 ft, 13-second swell from the south with clean cross-offshore winds. The energy is moderate (341). Sunday gets better with a 3 ft to 4 ft, 16-second swell from the WSW, right in the optimum direction. Clean cross-offshore winds with moderate energy (532). This is very good, but not the top pick.

The real standout hits Monday 20 July. The morning brings a solid 6 ft, 14-second swell from the SSW with glassy conditions. The combined energy jumps to strong (1427). This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The wind is glassy, and the swell is clean. The afternoon gets even bigger at 8 ft, still clean with cross-offshore winds. This is the first big push.

Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 July hold decent, clean conditions with offshore winds, but the swell backs off a bit.

Then Thursday 23 July, the swell picks up again to 6 ft with strong offshore winds and clean conditions. Energy is strong (1022). This is excellent for experienced surfers.

Now, the absolute best of the outlook is a long way out, but it’s worth the wait. On Friday 24 July, we get an 8 ft swell from the SW with a 16-second period. The morning is glassy, the afternoon is gentle offshore. The combined energy is very strong (3260). This is for experts only, as it’s over 8 ft.

Sunday 26 July is a monster. The morning sees a 10 ft, 16-second groundswell from the SW, with light offshore winds and clean conditions. The energy is extremely strong (5132). This is exceptional for expert surfers only.

The absolute peak is Monday 27 July. A massive 10 ft to 12 ft swell from the SSW with a very long period of 17-19 seconds. Moderate offshore winds keep it clean. The combined energy readings are massive (7400 and 7666). This is a true, deep-water groundswell event. For a point break like Saint-Leu, this is as good as it gets, but it’s strictly for experts. The long period will make it powerful and lined up on the point, but the sets will be widely spaced.

Tuesday 28 July stays big with an 8 ft swell and strong energy, then the swell slowly drops through the rest of the week. By Wednesday 30 July, there’s a 7 ft, 15-second swell with offshore winds on the morning, but the wind gets strong on the afternoon, making it a bit marginal.

So, the short-term is clean but small. The long-range forecast, starting around Monday 20 July and peaking Monday 27 July, is looking like a serious stretch of groundswell for the experts. Keep an eye on that last week of July.

Rusty.

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