Safi Garden (Le Jardin) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Safi Garden.

Right off the bat, the water’s running at 63°, which is a massive 8° colder than usual for this time of year. That’s way out of the ordinary, so you’ll want a decent thick steamer unless you’re properly cold-blooded.

The next few days are pretty average. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are small and messy with cross-off winds, not really worth paddling out for anything special. Saturday the 12th stays in that same mediocre groove—chest-high stuff but nothing that’ll get your heart racing. Sunday the 13th drops right off, barely a ripple, so don’t bother.

Now, Monday the 14th throws in a little curveball. We’ve got a clean 3ft groundswell from the NW with a period of 12 seconds pushing in. That’s a long-period swell, so it’ll wrap in with some shape, but at a beach-and-reef setup like this it might break a bit too straight. The combined energy is moderate at 252. Tuesday the 15th holds onto some of that longer-period energy but the swell is even smaller, barely worth the walk down.

We hit a real quiet spell from the 16th into the 18th. Wednesday the 16th is junk in the morning, then a brief spike of 4ft in the afternoon but with strong offshore winds—fresh and clean, but the period is short at 7 seconds so the waves will be choppy and weak. Not great for a paddle.

Here’s the standout. Thursday the 17th is the one to circle in your diary. The morning brings a clean 5ft from the NNW at 8 seconds—combined energy is a solid 419, moderate to strong. Then Thursday afternoon gets even better: 5ft from the NNW, 9-second period, clean offshore wind, and the energy jumps to 536. That’s proper grunty, surfable for intermediates and up, and the winds are friendly. It’ll be good out there. Friday the 18th morning keeps a nice 4ft groundswell at 11 seconds with near-calm winds—smooth as glass, just you and the ocean. That morning is magic for a long session.

Saturday the 19th holds steady with good, clean 4ft waves both morning and afternoon. Light to moderate offshore winds keep it tidy. Not the biggest of the window, but solid consistency.

After that, it fades. Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st are small and sloppy, with the 21st seeing a long-period 12-second swell but only 2ft—too weak to do much. Tuesday the 22nd has a pulse of 4ft NW groundswell but the wind is howling at 22 mph in the afternoon, which makes it pretty unpleasant. Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th are tiny, with Thursday morning actually going glassy but with only 2ft on offer—not enough to ride.

Friday the 25th shows a small bump back up to 3-4ft, cross-off winds, but by then we’re well into the second week and the energy is just moderate at best.

Overall, the real standouts are Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th. Get in the water then. The rest of the window is mostly small, windy, or just plain average. No big groundswell winners second week—just background bumps. Don’t hold your breath for the end of the run.

Rusty.

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