La Nartelle Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright gang, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next 16 days for La Nartelle. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – it’s a dry spell. The forecast shows a whole lot of nothing for a long time.

The first tiny hint of surf shows up on Wednesday the 5th, but it’s barely a bump.

Water temp is sitting at 82°F, which is a massive 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so you’ll be warm, but you won’t be surfing.

Wednesday the 5th morning brings a tiny 0.7ft swell from the south, with a short period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 1. Winds are light cross-off from the NNW, keeping it clean, but there’s no power. By the afternoon, the wind switches to a cross-on, and it’s still flat.

Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th are more of the same. Friday morning has a 0.7ft swell from the ENE, period 3 seconds, energy 1, with clean cross-off wind. It’s tiny and weak. Friday afternoon tosses up a 1ft swell from the ENE, period 4 seconds, energy 2, but it’s onshore from the east, so it’s messy.

From Saturday the 8th all the way through to Sunday the 16th of August, it’s a total dead zone. Days of clean, glassy mornings, but the swell is completely gone. The numbers are all zeros. It’s a long, quiet gap.

We get a little blip on Sunday the 16th afternoon with a 0.3ft swell from the SE, period 4 seconds, energy 1, but it’s cross-on and choppy. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th bring in moderate offshore winds from the west (15 mph), which is clean, but the swell is still pathetic – 0.7ft at best, period 4-5 seconds, energy 1 or 2. Not enough to do anything.

The rest fades out into the 20th with clean conditions but zero wave energy.

There’s no standout here. The whole stretch is a bust for surfing. The break is sheltered and inconsistent, and this kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area. The cleanest mornings are the best for a paddle, but you won’t be riding anything. Looks more like a good day for a swim.

Rusty.

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