La Ciotat Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you right off the bat—this is a tough one. The next 16 days for La Ciotat are looking pretty flat. There’s barely a ripple worth paddling for, and the forecast has every single session marked as poor surf conditions. So, if you’re a surfer around here, you might want to take up another hobby for a bit.

We start with Thursday morning, August 6. Clear skies, a light north-westerly breeze, but zero swell. Combined wave energy is sitting at 0, so there’s absolutely nothing moving. That pattern holds through to Friday and Saturday—tiny, short-period dribbles, but nothing you’d bother getting wet for. The water right now is 78°, which is about 5° warmer than usual for this time of year—much warmer than normal, so if you just want a float, it’s not too bad.

Saturday morning, August 8, there’s a tiny 2ft west swell with a period of 4 seconds, but combined energy is only 13, so it’s weak and crumbly. Winds are light and cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the swell is just too small and short-period to make anything worthwhile. The afternoon drops to 1ft from the southwest. Forget it.

There’s a gap of flat days from Sunday, August 9, right through to Friday, August 14, with zero swell and glassy conditions. The reef rarely breaks, so this is fairly normal for the spot. If you’re desperate, Saturday morning, August 15, shows a tiny 1ft south-west swell, but again, combined energy is only 6 and the period is a paltry 4 seconds. Not worth the wax.

Sunday, August 16, is the most interesting it gets—and that’s not saying much. There’s a 3ft west-south-west swell on the morning, with combined energy of 36, which is still weak. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s choppy. The break is a reef, so that long-period groundswell caveat doesn’t even apply here. This is a beginner-level spot that rarely breaks, and even when it does, it’s not delivering.

The rest of the run into the second week—Monday, August 17 to Friday, August 21—is all tiny, short-period swell from the southwest or south, with combined energy never getting above 7. Winds are cross-offshore or offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s no power. The water temp stays warm, but the surf is basically a write-off.

Honestly, there is no standout here. Not a single day where I’d say “get out there.” If you’ve got a kite, that Saturday the 16th with 3ft and onshore wind might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddling, but for a true surfer, pick your board up another time. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now, it’s a long blank stretch.

Rusty.

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