Almanarre Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Almanarre stretch. Gotta be straight up with you, this isn’t looking like a classic 16-day window. There’s a real stretch of nothing happening for most of it.

First thing you’ll notice is the water is absolutely roasting at 78°, which is a massive 8° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so if you’re going for a dip, you won’t need a thick suit, but honestly, you’re not going to be doing much paddling for waves.

We start off with the best chance of the whole run right on Friday the 3rd of July. It’s not epic, but it’s something. Friday morning we’ve got a small 3ft swell coming from the W with a short period of 7 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-shore from the NNW at 6 mph. Combined energy is weak (82). It’s marginal. Friday afternoon picks up just a touch to 3ft from the W, still 7 seconds, but the wind swings SE to a cross-off and cleans it up. The energy is moderate (106). For Almanarre, that’s as good as it gets in this forecast. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

From Saturday the 4th of July, it all goes downhill fast. Saturday morning sees the swell drop to 2ft with a period of only 5 seconds and combined energy down to a weak 13. The wind is cross-off from the NE at 9 mph, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power. This flat spell sets in hard.

We’re looking at a solid gap. From Saturday the 4th all the way through to at least Friday the 18th of July, every single session is either flat or has tiny, weak leftovers. You get waves under 2ft with periods in the 3-5 second range, and combined energy figures that are mostly single digits. There’s glassy conditions on Tuesday the 7th morning and Wednesday the 15th morning, but with swell energy of 1 and 0 respectively, you’d be sitting on a lake. The wind turns offshore a few times, like Sunday the 5th afternoon with an ESE breeze, but again, the swell is just 1.0ft. It’s a kite surfer’s dream with clean offshore wind and no waves, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a write-off.

So, if you’re hanging out for a wave, your only real window is that Friday the 3rd of July afternoon. That’s the standout, and even then, it’s a low-energy, short-period swell that won’t get the heart racing. For the rest of the 16 days? Honestly, you’ve got nearly two weeks of flatness. That’s just how it goes sometimes here; Almanarre can have these blank runs. Keep an eye on the charts, because things can change, but right now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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