Club Med Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, breaking down the surf at Club Med for the next couple of weeks. Let’s get into it.

Right out of the gate, we’re looking at a nine-day stretch of pretty poor conditions. From Saturday the 8th through to the end of the week on the 15th, the swell is small – between 0.4m and 1.2m – and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, leaving the surface choppy and lumpy. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate, reading numbers like 84, 63, 69, up to 328 on the 13th, but it’s still not clean. The water temp is about normal for this time of year.

The first real shift comes on Friday the 14th morning. We get a 1.6m swell from the NW, but it’s a short period of 6 seconds, so it’s going to be weak and messy. The wind does go cross-offshore, and the energy jumps to 495, so it’s the first time the wind is actually helping. The wave comment says “marginal,” but it’s the best of a bad lot.

The only proper stand-out in the whole 16-day window is Monday the 17th. The morning and afternoon both deliver a clean 1.0m SW swell with a solid 13-second period – that’s a proper groundswell. The wind is light and cross-off from the NW, so the waves will be glassy and smooth. The combined energy is moderate at 398 and 355. This is the best surf on offer. The reef is exposed to the SW, so the swell direction is perfect. Crowds are possible, so don’t expect to have it completely to yourself.

After that, it’s a mixed bag. Tuesday the 18th has 1.1m and cross-off wind, but it’s called “marginal.” Then from Wednesday the 19th, the wind goes back to cross and cross-on, the swell drops, and the energy fades back into the low three-digit and two-digit numbers. The 21st and 22nd are tiny and weak.

So, the long and short of it: a long dry spell, a bit of a look on the 14th, and one solid, clean day on Monday the 17th. That’s your best bet. For the rest, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

Rusty out.

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