La Nartelle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s going on for La Nartelle over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, this is a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle for decent surf. There are no standout sessions, no pumping swells to get excited about. The first real recommendation doesn’t show up until Friday, July 25th, so we’re looking at a long, dry gap of over a week with basically nothing rideable.

For the first week and a half, it’s a flat spell. The water is running at a balmy 79°, which is *much warmer than normal* for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing worth noting. The wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny—mostly under 2ft with short, weak periods of 3-4 seconds. The combined energy is pitiful, with values like 3 and 10. It’s all “poor surf conditions” and nothing to wet a line on.

Even the few days that offer a little pulse, like Sunday July 13th with a glassy morning, only have 0.7ft of swell. There’s nothing there. The same goes for July 16th and 17th—glassy skies but no wave to surf.

The one glimmer comes on Saturday, July 25th. The morning session is the best on offer, but that’s not saying much. We’re looking at 2ft of swell from the South, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 60, which is still weak, but it’s the biggest number we’ve seen. The wind is glassy—a light breeze from the north-northeast. That’s clean conditions, but the swell is tiny and inconsistent. La Nartelle is a sheltered, beginner-friendly spot that hardly ever gets consistent waves, so this is about as good as it gets in this window. Still, it’s a pick-up-and-paddle kind of day, not a get-stoked day.

The afternoon of the 25th drops off again with cross-onshore wind and less swell.

So, the bottom line: the only real chance to get wet is the morning of July 25th. It’s not a standout—just the least-bad option. The rest of the period is a write-off.

Rusty, signing off.

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