La Nartelle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight – the next couple of weeks are looking grim for a wave around here. I've got nothing good to say for almost the entire sixteen-day run. We're looking at a long, dry spell with next to no energy.

Right now, through the 16th and 17th, the combined swell energy is a total zero (0). There’s nothing. The water’s sitting at a very unusual 84°, which is a massive 9° warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bathtub, but there's nothing to ride in it.

The first sign of any life comes on the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August. La Nartelle might see a tiny 1ft bump from the ENE, but with a period of just 4 seconds, it's pure wind chop. The combined energy is a weak 9 and the surf will be poor.

That’s the story for pretty much every day that follows. We get the odd little pulse – a 2ft on the 24th of August, a 1.0ft on the 25th. On the morning of Tuesday the 25th, the wind goes glassy with a 1.0ft south swell and a period of 7 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 12. But it's tiny and weak. The best-looking window might be Tuesday afternoon on the 25th, with 2ft from the south and a 7-second period, combined energy of 26, with a cross-off shore wind keeping it clean. But don't get excited – it's still just knee-high dribble.

A couple of days later, on the morning of Wednesday the 26th of August, we get an offshore wind from the west at 16 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the south. The afternoon sees a stronger 22 mph offshore, cleaning it up nicely, but the wave height drops to 0.7ft. The whole period is a bust.

Honestly, there are no standouts here. The break is inconsistent at the best of times, and this run is a perfect example of a flat spell. It’s frustrating, but that's the game sometimes.

Rusty.

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