Surf Forecasts:
La Nartelle surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, S swell with 16 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Nartelle this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Nartelle in the next 16 days are 0.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Nartelle over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – it's a grim outlook for La Nartelle. We're looking at a solid 16-day stretch with barely a ripple to get excited about. The forecast is a long, quiet run of small, weak, and mostly messy surf. You're looking at a gap of several days where there's just nothing worth paddling out for. The only real blip of energy comes in on Friday the 21st of August, with a combined swell energy of just 24 (weak), a tiny 2ft of swell from the south, and a short period of 6 seconds. That's not a swell, that's a bump. The wind that morning is a light cross-shore, so it might be clean, but with that size and period, it's barely rideable for a foamie.
The water temp is a toasty 84°, which is a whopping 9° warmer than normal for this time of year. That's very unusual, but it's small comfort when there's no surf.
The rest of the window is a dead zone. We've got days of zero swell energy, and when a little pulse shows up, it's tiny – like 0.7ft or 1ft – with weak, short-period windswell from the south or east. The wind is all over the place, from light offshore to onshore, but none of it matters because there's nothing to ride. From the 24th of August right through to the 2nd of September, the combined energy barely registers a number, and the wave comment is always "poor surf conditions." There's a day with a strong offshore wind on the 27th of August, but with no swell in the water, it's just a wind report, not a surf report.
There is no standout session here. There is nothing to recommend. This is just one of those blank runs that can happen in this area. We'll have to wait for the next forecast to see if things change. Keep the board in the car, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | E 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | S 6 | WNW 3 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 1:24PM0.19m | 1:18AM0.20m | 2:26PM0.19m | 1:53AM0.18m | 3:57PM0.18m | 2:51AM0.16m | 5:36PM0.19m | 6:50PM0.21m | 6:02AM0.15m | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:00AM0.16m | 8:15PM0.24m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.09m | 7:53AM0.07m | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:40AM0.08m | 10:00PM0.13m | 9:50AM0.08m | 00:16AM0.13m | 11:15AM0.08m | 1:28AM0.12m | 12:22PM0.07m | 2:07AM0.11m | 1:12PM0.05m | 2:38AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 21 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 | S 6 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 16 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | E 5 | SE 4 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | S 5 | S 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | W 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 15 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 921 | 707 | 143 | 866 | 36 | 36 | 220 | 128 | 193 | 648 | 108 | 445 | 647 | 52 | 52 | 40 | 141 |
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