Pantin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you about Pantin. Looking at the next couple of weeks, honestly, it’s a tough stretch. There’s nothing here that gets the heart racing, but there are a few windows where you could get wet without totally hating yourself. The best of a pretty ordinary bunch is centred around the morning of Thursday the 10th of July.

The water is sitting at 62°F, which is about average for this time of year.

The whole run starts weak and keeps that theme. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are flat and grim: tiny wind-affected dribble with poor surf across the board. Wednesday the 8th keeps the energy low, with the combined swell sitting weak to moderate from the WNW, but the wind is cross and cross-on, messing it up.

Now, Thursday the 9th of July morning offers a little hope. We get a glassy morning, clean as a whistle, with a 3 ft WNW swell rolling in at a 9-second period. The combined energy is moderate. It’s surfable, but nothing special. The highlight, however, is Friday the 10th of July morning. The wind goes dead calm, glassy conditions, with that same 3 ft WNW swell (9-second period) and moderate combined energy. This is your standout window. It’s small and weak, but for a complete flat spell, it’s the cleanest, most user-friendly wave on offer. Expect it to be small and a bit slow, but perfectly clean.

Sadly, the afternoons on these days get ruined by a N wind that chops it up. After that, it’s a rinse-and-repeat of mostly poor conditions. The weekend of the 12th and 13th sees slightly bigger bumps of 4 ft to 4 ft from the NW, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making for messy surf. The combined energy climbs, but with the poor wind, it’s not worth the paddle.

There’s a brief glass-off again on Tuesday morning the 14th of July (2 ft, W swell, 11-second period), but the energy is only moderate and the size is tiny. Another potential session, but again, not a standout.

From the 17th onwards, the wind gets serious, with moderate to fresh breezes and a storm risk on the 17th. Swell bumps up to 5 ft from the NNW around the 19th and 20th, but with howling NE and NNE winds, it’s going to be a lumpy, choppy mess – honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The crowd factor is there – Pantin is ‘often’ busy – but with this forecast, I doubt you’ll have much company.

So, the call: If you’re desperate for a surf, the morning of Friday the 10th of July is your best bet for clean, glassy waves, even if they’re small. After that, the second week is a write-off until maybe a quick check on the 14th. Don’t hold your breath for anything pumping.

Rusty.

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