Surf Forecasts:
La Nartelle surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, S swell with 22 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 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Nartelle over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down what's on the slate for the next 16 days. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it: this one's a stinker.
The outlook for La Nartelle is about as flat as a pancake. We're looking at a long stretch of barely anything to surf. The combined swell energy is almost always in the single digits or zero (0), and it never gets anywhere near moderate. This is just one of those blank runs that happens in this area, so don't break your board over it.
Water temp is about normal for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
The first chance to get wet is on Thursday, August 20th. There's a tiny 1.0ft S swell with a 4-second period. The wind is glassy in the morning, but the wave energy is just too weak (2). It's not worth paddling out for. Friday the 21st is just as bad, with a 1ft SE swell. The wind is messy, and the energy is a pathetic 4. Saturday morning the 22nd sees a 1.0ft S swell with a clean offshore wind from the WNW. It's the cleanest the water will be, but the waves are puny and the swell is coming from the wrong direction for this sheltered spot.
Then it's a dead zone. From Sunday the 23rd all the way through Friday, September 4th, it's flat. We get a few ripples of 0.3ft to 0.7ft, but with periods of 3 to 5 seconds, you're just bobbing around. The wind does its thing, but it doesn't matter when there's no swell. The combined energy barely cracks 10. If the wind gets up, like those 30 km/h offshore gusts on the 29th of August, it might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
There's no standout session here. The best advice is to leave the board in the car and keep an eye on the charts. A proper east swell and a light offshore is what we need, and it's just not in the cards.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53AM0.18m | 3:57PM0.18m | 2:51AM0.16m | 5:36PM0.19m | 6:50PM0.21m | 6:02AM0.15m | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:00AM0.16m | 8:15PM0.24m | 7:41AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:40AM0.08m | 10:00PM0.13m | 9:50AM0.08m | 00:16AM0.13m | 11:15AM0.08m | 1:28AM0.12m | 12:22PM0.07m | 2:07AM0.11m | 1:12PM0.05m | 2:38AM0.10m | 1:51PM0.03m | 3:06AM0.09m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | S 5 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 4 | ENE 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | W 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 57 | 681 | 290 | 84 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 198 | 193 | 239 | 891 | 715 | 515 | 858 | 948 | 412 | 1275 | 242 |
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