La Nartelle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get straight into it. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our stretch of coast, and honestly, it’s a bit of a flat spell we’re in. Over the next 16 days, this region is looking pretty quiet, with no real standouts to get the heart racing.

The first couple of days are a write-off. We’re looking at a tiny, weak 0.2m (0.7ft) ripple from the east on Sunday morning, with a short 3-second period and barely any energy behind it. The wind is cross-onshore, which just messes up what little surface there is. We’re talking clean, but totally unrideable. It’s not until Tuesday morning that we see anything that even vaguely resembles a wave, but it’s still only 0.4m (1ft) from the ENE at 9 mph onshore. It’s weak energy, and it’s messy.

The whole first week is a battle against small, short-period windswell. There are moments on Wednesday morning when the wind goes light cross-offshore and the surf is clean, but we're only looking at 0.3m (1ft). It’s the kind of clean that’s pretty to look at but offers nothing. You’d be paddling for nothing.

The combined energy stays in the single digits or low teens for most of this, which tells you everything. We get a slight bump on Tuesday afternoon with 0.7m (2ft) from the east, but the period is a weak 4 seconds and it’s onshore. That’s just bumpy and unappealing.

Honestly, for the first week, we don't even have a recommended day to get wet. It’s a full seven days of watching the tide come in and out.

Moving into the second week, things don’t really improve. Monday the 11th sees a touch more size at 0.6m (2ft) from the east, but it’s onshore wind and still short-period. It’s not surf, it’s just chop. The rest of the week is more of the same, with the swell bouncing between 0.2m (0.7ft) and 0.4m (1ft), and the wind, when it’s not calm, coming from the east or southeast to mess things up. The 15th and 16th are lookers, with the swell trying to build to 0.4m (1ft), but with an easterly breeze at 12 mph it’s not going to be clean.

So, here’s the long and short of it. This is a barren run for surf. La Nartelle (Sainte-Maxime) is sheltered from the east and that’s the only direction we’ve got, and it just doesn't have the juice. The water temp is sitting at 82°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s a big anomaly, over 7 degrees above average. That’s actually pretty wild, and a good reason to just get in the water for a swim if nothing else.

We don't have any consistent breaks on offer, so this blank run is just what this stretch of coast does when the swell window is this shut. It’s poor, but forecasts change, and it won’t stay this flat forever.

There’s no point in highlighting a "best" because nothing here is worth your time. If the wind is blowing from the east at 12 mph, this setup is looking more interesting for someone with a kite than a surfboard.

Hang tight. This is Rusty, signing off.

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