Pantin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s in store for Pantin.

Well, I’ll be honest with you, it’s a pretty lean run we’re looking at for the next couple of weeks. The surf just isn’t cooperating for the most part. For the next several days we’ve got tiny, weak swells and the wind just keeps mucking things up. It’s a frustrating stretch, especially from now through the first week. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, and even when we get a little bump in size, the quality just isn’t there for a proper paddle session.

Let’s run through it. Starting off Monday, July 6th, it’s barely a ripple with 2ft from the W, and that cross-on wind from the WSW doesn’t help at all. The energy is weak (69). Tuesday and Wednesday are the same story: tiny surf, poor conditions. Honestly, the high point in this whole first week is barely a highlight. Thursday morning, July 9th, we finally get a little moment of calm. The wind goes glassy early with a 3ft WNW swell, period around 9 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 109. It’s surfable, but it’s pretty ordinary. Don’t get your hopes up.

The pattern drags on. Friday, Saturday, Sunday… all poor surf conditions with small, messy waves. The combined energy does climb a bit—gets up to 191 on Saturday morning, July 11th, but it’s still on the weak side and the wind is cross-onshore. By Sunday the 12th, the swell bumps up to 3ft, but it’s a short period NW windswell being chopped up by a moderate breeze.

Then we hit a bit of a lull again. Monday the 13th through Wednesday the 15th is more of the same: tiny surf, poor conditions. The swell direction wobbles around, but there’s nothing to get excited about. The energy stays weak.

It's not until much later, around Saturday, July 18th, that we start to see a real pulse of energy. The swell builds to 5ft from the NW with moderate energy at 309. The wind is light cross-shore in the morning, but it’s still only a marginal forecast at best. By Sunday the 19th, the wind picks up strong from the NE, making it a messy cross-chop.

Now, here’s the one moment that nearly got me excited, but not for a paddle. Look at late in the period, Tuesday, July 21st in the afternoon. The swell jumps to 6ft from the NW with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is a strong 891. That’s serious energy. But the wind is howling from the W at 13 mph, cross-onshore and choppy. For a beach setup like Pantin, that’s going to be a washing machine. That setup looks far more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The quality just isn’t there for us.

So, what’s the call? There isn’t a single standout session in this outlook for a proper surf. The early glassy patch on Thursday morning, July 9th, is the best of a bad bunch – tiny waves, but at least clean. For the rest, the conditions just aren't cooperating. It’s a long stretch of ordinary. Sometimes that’s just how it goes.

Rusty.

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