Club Med Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on offer for Club Med over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’ll be honest with you – it’s a pretty grim run for this reef break. The forecast is basically a long stretch of small, weak, and often messy surf. The swell energy is mostly feeble, with combined energy readings sitting well under 100 for most of the first week, barely getting past a whisper. The water temp is sitting at a warm 82°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We start on Tuesday the 14th with tiny 2 ft stuff from the SSW, but the wind is cross and the conditions are just poor. Wednesday the 15th morning is clean with a light offshore from the NE, but the swell is a measly 1 ft – it’s surfable but very ordinary. That afternoon the wind swings cross-on and it’s poor again. Thursday the 16th is a write-off with choppy cross-onshore winds and a short 7-second period swell that’s just messy. The next few days don’t get any better. Friday the 17th sees a jump in size to 6 ft from the SSW, but it’s onshore and sloppy, with a warning that the combined energy hits 710 – moderate energy – but the quality is terrible. That’s not surfable for many, and it’s too big for beginners anyway. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th stay small, around 2 ft, with cross-off winds giving clean conditions on Sunday morning, but the swell is weak and unremarkable.

The whole first week, from the 14th through to the 20th, is a gap of nothing worthwhile. The best you’ll get is a bit of clean, knee-high slop, and that’s not saying much.

Moving into the second week, the pattern doesn’t really change. The swell remains small, rarely pushing above 2 ft, and the wind is often cross or cross-off, which keeps it clean but tiny. On the 23rd, there’s a glimmer of something with a 2 ft swell and a clean cross-off breeze, but it’s still just ordinary. The standout – if you can call it that – is Saturday the 25th afternoon. It’s glassy, with a light wind from the west, and the swell is a tiny 2 ft from the south. It’s the cleanest it’ll get, but it’s barely a ripple. The 26th morning has a light offshore from the NNE with 1 ft swell, again clean but small. The combined energy stays low, mostly under 100, so the wave energy is weak throughout.

The long-range stuff around the 27th and 28th shows a bit of a pulse – 4 ft on the 27th morning from the NW, but with a short 7-second period and strong cross-wind, it’s just a choppy mess. The 28th has 3 ft from the west with a 5-second period – that’s barely a swell, just wind slop. It’s still poor.

Honestly, there’s nothing here that gets me excited. The break is inconsistent and rarely offers anything of quality. It’s a blank run for the whole 16 days, and for this area, that’s not unusual. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those bigger, windier days. Stay patient, and check back – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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