Almanarre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and a towel, because I’m gonna be straight with you. It’s a rough stretch ahead for Almanarre. Over the whole 16-day window, we’re looking at a persistent run of poor surf conditions. The combined wave energy is barely a whisper – you’ll see values like 1, 2, 5, or 34 (weak energy) – and the swell is either tiny or just not lining up right. The one notable spike hits Saturday, 22 August afternoon, when the swell wraps up to 5 ft from the west, period a weak 7 seconds, and the combined energy climbs to 224 (moderate wave energy). But that’s a big “but” – it’s a moderate sea breeze with a strong onshore wind, so it’s blown out and messy. Not a paddle-out kind of day, more like a kite-surfing setup if you’re into that.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing special there.

The first few days – Saturday 15 August to Monday 17 August – are hopeless. Tiny swell, weak wind ripples, cross-shore chop. Then Tuesday 18 August through to Friday 21 August we get a bit of cleaner, glassy or light offshore wind in the mornings, but the swell stays below 2 ft. It’s flat, really. The only real glimmer is on Wednesday 19 August morning: glassy, 1 ft from the WSW, period 4 seconds – clean but you’ll be bouncing on a mini-mal, not shredding.

After the 22nd, the wind gets worse again – strong onshore, near gale on 25 August – and the swell stays small or non-existent. There’s a tiny clean-up on Sunday 23 August morning (glassy, 2 ft) and again on Friday 28 August morning (glassy, 3 ft), but between the 22nd and the 30th, we’ve got big gaps of nothing. The 30th morning is the last chance – clean, light offshore, but only 1 ft.

If you’re desperate, keep an eye on that 22 August afternoon – it’s the biggest, but it’s not for the faint of heart or the beginner. For most of us, it’s a waiting game. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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