Almanarre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the long-range outlook for your local spot.

Honestly, mate, it's a quiet stretch. We're looking at a solid 16-day window with no standout sessions, but let's break it down properly.

The first proper surf on offer kicks off on Monday the 14th of September at Almanarre. The water's sitting at a very notable 77°, which is more than 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that's pretty unusual and it'll feel like a warm bath out there. The swell is tiny though, just 1ft coming from the WSW with a short, weak 4-second period. The combined energy is barely there at (2). Monday morning has a cross-offshore NE breeze at 9 mph keeping things clean, and the afternoon turns proper offshore from the East at 9 mph – clean but tiny.

Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are basically flat, with no swell to speak of. Wednesday morning does go glassy with the wind, which would be perfect if there was a wave to ride, but there isn't.

We get a slight bump on Friday the 18th of September. The morning sees 3ft from the West at a 6-second period with a combined energy of (43), but it's ruined by a strong cross-onshore WNW wind at 12 mph making it choppy. The afternoon gets bigger to 4ft from the West (95 energy), but the wind cranks up to 22 mph straight onshore – that's messy and not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 19th has a cleaner 3ft West swell with a light cross-shore NNW breeze at 6 mph in the morning. It's small and weak, but it's the best we get in this whole run. Still, beginners might find it manageable as it's under 5ft.

After that, we hit a massive gap. From the 20th of September all the way through to the 29th, the swell is either non-existent or under 2ft. A few mornings have clean cross-offshore winds but no wave energy to back it up.

Finally, on Tuesday the 29th of September, we see a late pulse arrive. The morning has 3ft from the West at 5 seconds (56 energy) with a light offshore ESE breeze – clean conditions. The afternoon jumps to 5ft from the West at 6 seconds (159 energy), but it comes with a 9 mph onshore WSW wind and rain showers, killing the quality. That size is too big for beginners for sure.

So the honest truth? There's nothing to get excited about. The overall pattern is flat with only tiny, weak pulses. The best on offer is that small but clean 3ft West swell on Saturday morning the 19th – it's not a standout by any stretch, just the least worst option. The rest of the window is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. With such poor quality and small waves, the whole setup looks more interesting for a kite session than a surf.

Keep the board in the car, wait for the next system to develop, and check back with me.

Rusty.

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