Club Med Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you – the next sixteen days at Club Med are a real mixed bag, and honestly, there’s a whole lot of waiting around. For the first week, it’s pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf and ordinary conditions from the 22nd of August right through to the 28th. The waves are small, the wind is messy, and it’s just not worth paddling out for any of it. There’s a bit of a gap there where you’ll be better off doing something else.

Then, things start to get interesting around the 29th of August. You get a pulse of long-period groundswell from the south-southwest, with a period of 16 seconds, but the wind is still cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s a marginal call at best. The combined energy hits 492 (moderate), but the cross-offshore wind on the 29th morning keeps it from being clean.

Now, the real standout – and I mean *the* standout – is the morning of Sunday, the 30th of August. That’s the one to circle. The swell is 4.3ft from the south-southwest, with a very long period of 15 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. This is a proper groundswell, and at a reef like Club Med, that long period is going to unload with some serious push and shape. The combined energy is 736 (strong), and for that morning, the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the best on offer, no question. It’s got a touch warmer than normal water at 84.2°, which is a bit above average for the time of year. Keep in mind, with a 15-second period, the sets will be spaced out, but the paddling out will be easier, and the waves will be lined up. The crowds here are *sometimes*, so it might get a bit of company, but it’s a reef break for advanced surfers, so it’s not a beginner spot.

The 31st of August and 1st of September still have some decent swell (3.9ft, 14-second period), but the wind turns cross-shore and a bit choppy, dropping the quality. It’s still surfable, but not a patch on that Sunday morning.

After the 1st of September, the swell really drops off. The rest of the run into the 6th of September is tiny, weak, and mostly cross-shore or onshore. There’s a little clean-up on the 3rd and 4th of September with cross-offshore winds, but the waves are only 1.3ft to 1.6ft – not worth the effort.

So, if you’re keen, your best bet is the morning of the 30th of August. Get on it. Everything else is a bit of a write-off.

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