Bandol - Les Nervis Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the table for the next couple weeks around here. Honestly, it’s looking pretty quiet. I’ve scanned the charts for the entire 16-day window, and there’s really nothing to get too worked up about. We’ve got a long stretch where the wave energy just isn’t showing up, and when it does, it’s small and weak. Keep your expectations low, but sometimes a flat spell breaks – you never know.

We start things off on Friday the 4th with a tiny 0.3ft swell rolling in from the SW, but the wind is a messy cross-onshore and the energy is almost nothing at just (2). Not worth paddling out for. Saturday the 5th is cleaner in the morning with a moderate offshore wind out of the NW, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft and weak at (2). You’d be floating, not surfing.

Sunday the 6th has a slightly better bump of 2ft from the ESE in the afternoon, and the energy creeps up to (12), but the wind shifts onshore and the period is a short 4 seconds. Just messy, choppy junk. Monday the 7th is dead flat offshore in the morning – glassy 0.3ft. You could probably sit on a log and not get wet.

Now, there is a bit of a pulse that builds on Wednesday the 9th. The afternoon shows 6ft from the WNW with a period of 6 seconds and moderate wave energy at (256). The wind cranks offshore at 25 mph. That’s strong offshore, which cleans things up, but it’s also going to make paddling out a real fight. The water is about average for this time of year. For experienced surfers only – beginners, stay out of that. It’s a beach and reef setup, so with that strong wind and the swell, it might actually be more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

Thursday the 10th morning still has some leftover WNW swell around 5ft, with energy at (260) and a light cross-offshore breeze. Clean, but nothing special. After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Friday the 11th all the way through to Saturday the 19th, we’re looking at tiny 0.7ft to 2ft swells with hardly any energy to speak of – mostly (0) to (24) on the scale. A few mornings are glassy (like Monday the 14th and Thursday the 17th), but with no wave to ride, glass doesn’t matter.

The one standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday the 9th afternoon. That 6ft WNW swell with strong offshore wind is the biggest, most energetic pulse of the whole run, but it’s only for experts and the conditions are tricky. For most of us, this is a good time to wax the board and wait for the next proper swell. Forecasts can flip, but as it stands, the surf cupboard is bare for the next two weeks.

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