Surf Forecasts:
La Nartelle surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, E swell with 88 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 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Nartelle over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the next 16 days for La Nartelle.
I’m not going to sugarcoat it – the surf outlook is pretty much dead. We’ve got a long stretch of flat or near-flat water ahead, with nothing but poor surf quality flagged. The water is sitting at 81°F, which is a whopping 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s really unusual.
The first bit of movement shows up on Sunday, August 23rd, but it’s just 0.4 ft of weak, short-period ENE windswell with an onshore wind. That’s a hard pass. From Monday, August 24th through the end of the month, it’s mostly flat or tiny scraps with onshore or cross-shore breezes. Even when we get clean offshore winds on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th, there’s no swell to ride – just clean, flat water. There’s a gap of several days with no recommendations at all.
The first week of September doesn’t bring any relief. More of the same: tiny, poor quality waves. The best we see is on Saturday, September 5th – the morning goes glassy, dead calm, with 0.9 ft of swell from the east at a short period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is only 29 (weak). It’s clean, but the swell is tiny and weak, and by the afternoon it’s blown out. That’s the closest we get to a stand-out, but it’s nothing to write home about.
For a spot that’s already inconsistent and sheltered, this kind of blank run is more normal for the area. Don’t get too down – forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 3 | — | E 3 | NE 3 | W 5 | W 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 77 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:00AM0.16m | 8:15PM0.24m | 7:41AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.26m | 8:18AM0.19m | 9:16PM0.27m | 8:52AM0.20m | 9:44PM0.28m | 9:27AM0.20m | 10:11PM0.28m | 10:02AM0.21m | 10:38PM0.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.11m | 1:12PM0.05m | 2:38AM0.10m | 1:51PM0.03m | 3:06AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.02m | 3:34AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.01m | 4:01AM0.07m | 3:30PM0.01m | 4:29AM0.06m | 4:03PM0.01m | 4:57AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | W 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 6 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | S 6 | SW 6 | E 5 | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | — | — | S 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 46 | 77 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 892 | 651 | 948 | 1026 | 223 | 105 | 919 | 647 | 531 | 647 | 893 | 286 | 661 | 261 | 222 | 717 | 515 | 108 | 74 | 57 |
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