Almanarre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the 16-day window for Almanarre. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a real Flatty Patty for the most part, with only a couple of brief, tricky windows that might get your attention.

We start off with nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days are all tiny, weak ripples, if anything at all. Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd are basically flat. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th offer up a tiny bit of movement, but we're talking 1 foot of weak, short-period windswell with poor wind angles. The water is a huge story here, though. It's clocking in at a very unusual 81°F, which is a massive 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That's a real anomaly, but it doesn't help the surf.

We then hit a long gap of nothing from the 24th onwards, with clean offshore winds but zero swell. Then, things get interesting, but not in a good way. On Sunday the 26th, a big pulse of swell arrives. We're looking at 6 feet on the morning building to 8 feet in the afternoon from the west. The combined energy jumps up to 237 and then a strong 915 – that's a lot of power. The period is only 6-8 seconds though, so it's a short-period windswell, not a clean groundswell. And the wind? It's howling onshore at 28 mph in the afternoon. That's a recipe for a messy, blown-out washing machine. This is one for the experts only, and even then, it looks more like a session for the kite surfers than paddle surfers. The 27th is still blown out and messy.

From the 28th of July right through to the 5th of August, we're back to a flat spell. There are days of glassy conditions and clean offshore winds, but absolutely no swell to ride. It's a real blank run.

The only sniff of a standout – and I use that term loosely – is the morning of Sunday the 26th of July. If you're an experienced surfer and you're desperate, the 6 feet west swell might offer a few waves before the wind really cranks up. The break is inconsistent, so you'll be waiting. But the WNW direction is a cross-on, and the quality is going to be poor. It's a gamble, but it's the only window with any real size.

Other than that, the forecast is telling me to leave the boards in the car and find something else to do. The crowds at Almanarre can be there sometimes, but honestly, there's nothing to crowd for. Don't hold your breath; forecasts can change, but this looks like a long, flat run.

Rusty.

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