Pointe d'Imessouane Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Pointe d'Imessouane. This forecast is a bit of a mixed bag – plenty of days you’ll want to stay on the beach, but a few windows that could be proper.

The water is 71°, which is right about average for this time of year, no big surprises.

The first few days are a real struggle. Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th are small – about 3 ft of swell, short period, and cross-shore winds. The wave energy is weak to moderate (120 to 156), and the conditions are just poor. Not worth getting wet.

Thursday the 20th morning is the first time you see a clean cross-off wind, but it’s still only 3 ft of short-period swell. It’s surfable, but just barely.

Friday the 21st morning has a bit more size at 5 ft, but the period drops to 6 seconds – that’s just wind chop. Afternoon jumps to 8 ft, but a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind from the NNW makes it a lumpy mess (combined energy 449). Not for paddling.

The first real standout is Saturday the 22nd morning. The swell is a solid 7 ft from the NNW, with a 7-second period, and the wind is a clean cross-off from the north, just 9 mph. The conditions are clean, and the wave energy is moderate-to-strong (478). This is the best session of the first week – it’s getting a bit big for beginners, but for intermediates it’s a goer. The point break is consistent, and the clean morning makes it the pick.

The rest of the week is mostly blown out or marginal. Sunday the 23rd morning has 6 ft, but the wind is already cross-shore, and the afternoon gets hammered by a 25 mph cross-shore wind and 10 ft of messy swell. Too big and too windy.

Monday the 24th morning is another clean cross-off window with 7 ft swell and moderate energy (509), but the afternoon gets wrecked by a near-gale. That morning session is a solid second option.

Tuesday the 25th to Thursday the 27th are a mix of small, weak, and windy – not worth chasing.

Then we get to Sunday the 30th morning. This is the real standout of the whole forecast. It’s 4 ft from the NNW, but the period stretches to 10 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. And the wind? Glassy. Dead calm from the west at 3 mph. The wave energy is moderate (246), and the conditions are glassy. For a point break, that long-period swell will produce clean, lined-up waves. It’s smaller, but the quality will be miles ahead of anything else. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

Monday the 31st morning is also glassy but only 3 ft and 9-second period – surfable but very ordinary.

Then we look into the first week of September. Tuesday the 1st of September morning looks promising: 6 ft from the NNW, 10-second period, clean cross-off wind from the north at 6 mph, and strong wave energy (761). That’s a serious amount of energy for that size, and the conditions are clean. This could be a cracker, though it’s a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it.

The rest of the first week of September is mixed – Wednesday the 2nd has 6 ft and 7 ft, but the winds are cross-shore and the period drops back to 7-8 seconds, so it’s marginal.

So, bottom line: the first two weeks are mostly a battle, but Saturday 22nd morning and Sunday 30th morning are your true standouts. The 22nd for size and clean conditions, the 30th for glassy, long-period perfection. The 1st of September is a long-range promising one too.

Stay patient, and get out there on those mornings.

Rusty.

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