Vaucottes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down for the Vaucottes area. This is a beach and reef break that’s fine for beginners, but I won’t sugarcoat it—this 16-day stretch is pretty dead. The water is running at 19°, which is a whopping 3° warmer than normal for July, so it’s way warmer than usual. But the waves? Barely there.

The whole first week is a struggle. Starting Thursday July 16th, there’s a tiny 0.5m swell from the north-northeast with a 5-second period, and the combined energy is only 16—that’s weak. The wind is cross-shore at 25–30 km/h, making it lumpy and messy. It stays like that day after day. Friday and Saturday are knee-high at best, and by Sunday July 19th, we’re still under 0.7m with a cross-chop. The combined energy never gets above 21. This is a gap of over a week where you’re really not going to want to paddle out.

The only time things get a little interesting is Saturday July 25th. The swell bumps up to 1.0m in the morning and 1.1m in the afternoon, both from the west with a 5-second period. The combined energy climbs to 55 then 71, which is moderate but still nothing special. The wind is cross-onshore from the west-northwest at 15–20 km/h, so it’ll be choppy. This is the best we’ve got in the whole outlook, but it’s still poor quality. For a beginner spot like this, that size is fine—clean it would be fun—but it’s not clean.

Sunday July 26th holds similar 1.1m in the morning, then drops off. By Monday the 27th, it’s fading. There’s a moment on Friday July 31st that stands out, though: a glassy afternoon with 0.4m swell from the west at 9 seconds and a clean cross-off breeze in the morning. Combined energy is only 23–25, so it’s weak, but if you want a tiny, clean wave for a longboard, that’s your spot. Still, the forecast tags nearly every session as “poor surf conditions.”

The issue is that Vaucottes is fairly consistent, but the swell direction and period are all wrong. We’re getting short-period northeasterly windswell when the break really needs a good west-southwest groundswell. Periods under 6 seconds just don’t create any shape. The combined energy rarely hits three digits, and when we get a little push around the 25th, the wind messes it up.

For experienced surfers, there’s nothing worth a drive. For a beginner or someone just wanting to bob around on a tiny wave, the glassy window on July 31st is your best bet. Otherwise, it’s a quiet stretch. Forecasts can change, but right now, the ocean is on a break.

Rusty

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