Tamaris Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a proper look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a grim outlook for Tamaris (France). This is a reef break that’s pretty exposed to the south, but we’re looking at a real drought of swell energy. There’s a long, long gap right from the start. The first bit of any real size doesn’t show up until the very end of the period.

We kick off on Wednesday the 15th of July with a tiny 1 ft SSE windswell, period a weak 6 seconds, and the wind is onshore from the south. The water is sitting at 78°F, which is a *much warmer than normal* anomaly, over 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year. But with that onshore wind and barely any energy, it’s not worth getting wet. Combined swell energy is just 6 (weak), and the score is a zero – that says it all really.

Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th are much of the same story: tiny 1 ft waves, short periods of 4-5 seconds, and a mix of cross and cross-off winds. There’s a moment of glassy conditions on Friday morning, but with only 1 ft of short-period swell, you’d be floating more than surfing.

The weekend and all of the following week are dominated by strong offshore and cross-offshore winds from the NNW and NW, which keep the surface clean, but the swell is either non-existent (0 combined energy) or just a tiny ripple. Saturday the 18th afternoon finally sees 2 ft from the west, but the report calls it “poor surf conditions” and the period is only 5 seconds. This pattern of clean but flat conditions runs all the way through to the 26th of July – that’s a solid 8-day gap where there’s simply nothing to ride.

Finally, on Monday morning the 27th of July, we get a slight uptick. The swell builds to 2 ft from the southwest with a 5-second period, and the winds go glassy. The combined energy jumps to 29 (still weak), but it’s the best we’ve seen. For a reef break, that short period means it won't have much shape, but if you’re desperate, it’s the only window where a board isn’t useless. The 28th of July sees the biggest swell of the run: 4 ft from the southeast, but with a short 4-second period and a moderate onshore breeze. That’s a lumpy, closed-out mess at a reef, likely more interesting for kite surfers than anyone with a paddle.

Let’s be blunt: there are no standouts here. The entire 16-day outlook is a write-off for quality surfing. The one exception might be that glassy Monday morning on the 27th of July with 2 ft, but it’s small and short-period. This is a normal blank run for the area when there’s no southerly groundswell, so don’t hold your breath. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s about as flat as a lake.

Rusty.

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