Surf Forecasts:
Almanarre surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, W swell with 456 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Almanarre this week:
The surf forecast for Almanarre over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Almanarre in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Almanarre over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got cooking.
Alright, I’ll be straight with you – the next two weeks are a tough watch. We’ve got waves, sure, but the quality is just not there for a good paddle session. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for decent surf. There are long gaps with nothing worthwhile, and the few pulses we get are all marred by poor conditions. Don’t get your hopes up.
Let’s start with the best of a bad bunch. On Friday the 21st, we see a jump in the swell. The combined energy hits a moderate 157. Swell is 5 ft from the SW with a period of 6 seconds. That’s short-period windswell, so it’ll be lacklustre and weak. The real killer is the onshore wind and rain, which will just trash it. It’s not worth paddling out for.
The only real standout, and I use that term loosely, is actually a bit of an oddity. On Wednesday morning the 19th, at Almanarre, we get a glassy session. Absolutely no wind, 3 ft of swell from the W with a short period of 5 seconds. The water is a toasty 83°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The problem? The wave energy is weak, only 50, and the short period means it’ll be soft and gutless. It’s clean, but it’s a longboard or funboard kind of day if you want to catch a few.
For the rest of the window, it’s a grim story. Majority of afternoons are blown out by onshore westerlies, with the winds cranking up to a messy 31 mph by Thursday the 27th. The mornings offer some cleaner windows, particularly from Monday the 31st into early September when we get consistent offshore and cross-offshore winds from the east. However, the swell is tiny, rarely pushing over 3 ft, and the wave energy is usually in the low teens or single digits.
This is just one of those stretches. When the break is this inconsistent and the forecasts are this poor, it’s best to just leave the board in the car. For kite surfers, those strong, clean cross-off winds and moderate onshore days from the 24th to the 28th would be far more interesting than anything we’ve got for a paddle.
Keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath. This one’s a wash.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 | SW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 95 | 85 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 93 | 83 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 82 | 117 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25PM0.19m | 1:18AM0.20m | 2:28PM0.19m | 1:52AM0.18m | 3:55PM0.18m | 2:44AM0.16m | 5:37PM0.19m | 6:51PM0.21m | 6:00AM0.15m | 7:39PM0.22m | 6:58AM0.16m | 8:16PM0.24m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.09m | 7:53AM0.07m | 8:14PM0.12m | 8:43AM0.08m | 10:03PM0.13m | 9:48AM0.08m | 00:24AM0.13m | 11:12AM0.08m | 1:32AM0.12m | 12:20PM0.07m | 2:10AM0.11m | 1:10PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 7 | SE 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 4 | SW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 102 | 95 | 50 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | 93 | 3 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | W 6 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 6 | — | W 4 | — | WSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 237 | 188 | 85 | 52 | 19 | — | 7 | 21 | — | 83 | — | 3 | — | 21 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 82 | 117 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 903 | 665 | 195 | 825 | 65 | 65 | 272 | 180 | 225 | 611 | 160 | 468 | 611 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 193 |
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