Surf Forecasts:
La Nartelle surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, NE swell with 14 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 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Nartelle over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Grab a coffee, because I’ve got some honest news for you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and uninspiring around here. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing on the horizon, so if you’re itching to paddle out, you might want to find something else to do for a while.
We’re looking at a serious lull. From now through the end of the month, there’s barely a ripple. We’ve got a few days at the start with zero surf, and that’s going to be the theme. The first real chance of anything comes on the morning of the 18th of August, but even that’s just a tiny pulse of weak 2ft northeast swell. The energy is almost nonexistent, with the combined swell energy coming in at just 14. That's about as weak as it gets. The few days after that are just more of the same – dribbles of swell that won’t even wet your ankles. There’s a gap of several days with no meaningful surf at all between the 19th and the 24th. So keep the board in the car and don’t get your hopes up.
The only time things get interesting is around the 24th of August. The wind is going to be a problem then, though. We’re looking at a strong onshore breeze, and the swell bumps up a little to 5ft from the east-northeast, with a period of 6 seconds. That’s a short-period, wind-blown mess. The combined energy jumps up to 201, which is moderate, but it’s not going to be clean. With that onshore wind and a beach setup, this is looking more like a day for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers. It’s going to be choppy and messy with onshore winds up to 19 mph.
La Nartelle is sheltered and inconsistent at the best of times, and it’s going to handle this really poorly. The swell direction is wrong for it anyway. It needs an east swell, but that doesn't help with the wind. This is a classic case of the juice not being worth the squeeze.
Honestly, the water is about 84°, and that’s far warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice if you just want a swim, but for surfing it’s a frustrating outlook. This blank run is a bit more normal for the area when conditions are this poor. It’s honestly a total bust. We’ve got nothing on offer.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:49AM0.20m | 00:16AM0.26m | 12:34PM0.20m | 00:47AM0.23m | 1:24PM0.19m | 1:18AM0.20m | 2:26PM0.19m | 1:53AM0.18m | 3:57PM0.18m | 2:51AM0.16m | 5:36PM0.19m | 6:50PM0.21m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.04m | 6:43AM0.06m | 6:25PM0.06m | 7:16AM0.06m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | SW 6 | SE 4 | — | — | SW 7 | S 4 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | — | 41 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 756 | 57 | 208 | 866 | 16 | 40 | 78 | 16 | 52 | 16 | 57 | 108 | 756 | 74 | 141 | 756 | 141 | 647 | 756 | 193 |
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