La Nartelle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, lookin’ at the charts for La Nartelle, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch. The finder’s got zero recommendations across the whole 16-day window, and that’s a rare blank run for this stretch of coast. Nothing’s lighting up. That said, forecasts shift, and a run this quiet rarely holds forever, so I’d keep the board waxed and the hopes low but not dead.

The water’s sitting at 78°F and that’s a solid 5°F warmer than the long-term average for this time of year—not just a little warm, that’s a proper heater for late August. You’ll be surfing in boardshorts and maybe even rashie-less if the sun’s out.

Right now, the only rideable bumps are tiny. Friday the 28th, you’ve got maybe 2ft of short-period south swell, but it’s coming in at 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore in the morning—light, yeah, but enough to mess with the already poor shape. Combined energy is only 39, which is weak—barely a pulse. By afternoon it drops to 2ft, and while the wind swings cross-offshore and it cleans up, it’s still just dribble. Not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 29th is a write-off. Morning sees ankle-biters and the afternoon drops to knee-high slop, both with offshore wind but no push whatsoever. Combined energy is down to 1 or 2—that’s dead flat. Sunday through Monday? Nothing. Zero swell. The ocean’s just glassing off with light winds and clean conditions, but there’s nothing to ride. Good for a paddle, not for a wave.

We stay in that groove for days. The occasional blip shows up: Tuesday the 1st of September sees a touch of east swell at 1ft, but it’s short-period and cross-onshore—choppy and messy. Thursday the 3rd brings back a little south swell, 1ft at 6 seconds, but again, it’s weak, and by afternoon it’s onshore. The 9th has a 1ft northeast dribble, but it’s cross-shore and weak.

Then, late in the window, we get one last gasp. On Friday the 11th, there’s a 2ft south swell with offshore wind—gentle offshore in the morning, and that’s the cleanest it’ll look all stretch—but the energy is still toothless with a combined value of just 5. If you’re desperate, that’s your best shot, but don’t expect much more than knee-high slop. By the 12th, the wind howls to 25 mph from the WNW, and although it’s offshore for a while, the swell’s gone again.

So here’s the plain truth: there’s no standout session. No day where I’d say “drop everything and go.” This is a wait-and-see period. The water’s warm, the beach will be quiet, but the waves just aren’t showing up. Hang loose, keep an eye on the charts, and if something changes, I’ll be the first to yell.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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