Safi Garden (Le Jardin) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Safi Garden (Le Jardin) over the next couple of weeks.

First off, the water temp is sitting right where it should be for this time of year, so no nasty surprises when you jump in. The outlook is a bit of a slow burner, to be honest. We've got a solid run of northerly offshores and cross-offshore winds, and the break is fully exposed to the swell, so it's got the right ingredients. But that swell energy is mostly weak to moderate for the first week, and the period is often short, so we're not talking about groundswell quality here.

The first few days are a write-off, really. Wednesday and Thursday the 5th and 6th of August are tiny with combined energy in the 50s to 100s range (weak to moderate) and cross-off winds that are just messy. The surf is poor. Friday the 7th sees a bump in size to 5ft in the morning and 6ft in the afternoon, with a short 7-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 231 (moderate) and 354 (strong). The afternoon wind is a fresh offshore, but it's still scored as marginal. It's a bit of a tease.

Saturday the 8th is the only real standout in the first week. The morning has a clean 5ft wave from the NNW with a 7-second period and moderate offshore winds. The combined energy is 213 (moderate). The afternoon is stronger but the wind picks up. The morning session is the pick of the bunch for the early period. It's not world-class, but it's the best we've got.

The following week from Monday the 10th to Sunday the 16th is a real struggle. The swell drops right off into the knee-high range, then tries to build back up. The wind stays offshore, but the swell is short and weak. The combined energy is mostly in the 100s and 200s (moderate), but the wave comment is "poor surf conditions" almost every session. The waves are just too weak and short-period to make anything of the clean conditions. The surf is poor.

Now, towards the end of the run, we get a flicker of hope. On Tuesday the 18th of August, the morning session has a gentle offshore breeze and a 4ft, 8-second NNW swell with combined energy of 207 (moderate). The wave comment is "expect good surf conditions". That's promising. The best session, however, looks like Wednesday the 19th of August. The morning is clear, with a very light 3 mph cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, which is basically glassy. The swell is a clean 4ft from the NNW at 8 seconds, with a combined energy of 217 (moderate). The wave comment is "expect good surf conditions". That's a quality window. The afternoon gets a bit more wind, but the morning will be worth the wait.

So, to sum it up: don't bother with the first week. The real action is on Saturday the 8th for a chance at a fun wave, but the true standout is the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August. Get on that if you can. The rest is a long gap of poor conditions.

Rusty.

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