Almanarre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what this 16-day stretch has got for us. I gotta be straight with you – the pattern is pretty flat for a long, long time, but there's a glimmer of something towards the end.

Right now, we're looking at a run of really small surf, with the combined energy barely registering. For the first ten days or so, from the 4th of August into the middle of the month, it's a real struggle. The waves are tiny – we're talking 0.6 ft to 2 ft at best, with periods of only 4 to 6 seconds. That's just wind slop, not proper surf. The water temperature is sitting at 80°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so the water feels like a bath.

The first real chance of anything rideable doesn't show up until the morning of Friday the 15th of August. We've got a glassy morning with a 4 ft wave from the west, a 6-second period, and a combined energy of 92 – still weak, but it's the best we've seen. The wind is calm, so it'll be clean. That afternoon, the swell pushes up to 5 ft from the west, but the wind swings to the south, making it a bit cross-shore and choppy. The energy jumps to 187 (moderate), but the quality isn't there.

The standout window, and I mean the only real standout, looks to be the morning of Sunday the 16th of August. We've got a clean 3 ft swell from the west (6 seconds) with a glassy easterly wind – that's a beautiful combo. Combined energy is 71 (weak). The afternoon gets interesting for the wrong reasons: the wind cranks up to 19 mph from the east, making it a fresh offshore breeze, and the swell hits 5 ft (184 energy). That's a strong offshore wind, but with a short period, it's going to be very bumpy and blown out, and at 5 ft it's getting a bit big for the beginners. That'll be more of a kite-surfing session than a clean paddle-out.

Almanarre is a consistent spot, but it's exposed to the southwest. The swell direction is mostly west or southwest, which is fine, but the periods are too short for any real power. The best of the bunch is that Sunday morning, 16th of August, with the glassy conditions and clean 3 ft west swell. After that, Monday the 17th has a 4 ft west swell with a risk of thunderstorms and a cross-off wind, which is surfable but ordinary. The energy there hits 146 (moderate).

Overall, it's a long wait for very average surf. The second week is a bit of a tease, with a few days of 3 ft+ swell but the wind is always the enemy. The real takeaway is that Sunday morning, the 16th of August, is your best bet. It's small, but it'll be clean. The rest is a write-off unless you're a die-hard logging a 0.9 ft ripple.

Rusty.

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