Almanarre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight: the surf outlook for Almanarre is pretty bleak for the next two weeks. Don't rush to wax up your board just yet.

We're looking at a long stretch of flatness, with the first real hint of a wave not showing up until Saturday, August 9th. That's more than a week away. Before that, it's all tiny, weak, short-period windswell, mostly messed up by cross or onshore winds. You'd have more fun skipping stones.

And the water? When we do see something, it's a whopping 81°F, which is about 8°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s not just a little warm, that’s a weird anomaly. It's like surfing in a hot tub.

Let's get into it. The start of the period, through the end of July and the first week of August, is just dead. We're talking wave heights of 0.3ft to 1ft, with periods around 4 seconds. The energy is weak, often with combined swell energy in the single digits to low teens (like 3, 4, 7). It's not surf, it's just a bathtub ripple. A few glassy mornings, but nothing to ride.

We get a little kick on Friday morning, August 8th. It's not much, but there’s a pulse. We're looking at a 3ft swell from the W with a 5-second period. The energy is still weak, but at 37, it’s more than we’ve seen. The wind is light and glassy from the NNE, so it could be clean, but that short period means it's still going to be weak and crumbly. A pass at best.

The one standout for the whole stretch is the morning of Sunday, August 10th. Early in the day, we get a 3ft W swell, and while the period is still a short 6 seconds, the combined energy jumps to a moderate 60. The wind is light offshore from the NNE, so expect clean conditions. That’s the one session you might want to think about, but don't get too excited. It's just surfable, not spectacular. The afternoon has a slightly bigger 4ft W swell, but the wind turns cross-shore and chops it up. Stick to the morning.

After that, it fades off again for the rest of the second week, with the wind really picking up by Friday, August 15th, blowing onshore at 28 mph. That’s just a mess. With that much wind and that little swell, this beach break setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So there you have it. A mostly blank run, which can happen here. Almanarre is inconsistent, and this is a good example of that. Forecasts can change, though. Hang in there.

Rusty, out.

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