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A rare south-southwest swell was forecasted for Monday. If the forecast was to be believed, swell heights of 2 meters and light westerly winds would be on offer and hopefully bring some surf-able waves to the coasts around Saint Tropez which have such a promising geography but so much protection from the mainly westerly winds and swells.
Monday, December 28th I got up very early, had a quick breakfast and quietly slipped out of the house. The north-eastern shores of the bay of Saint Tropez were where I was heading, hoping, no, expecting the swell to make it to the breaks there with sufficient size and energy. About two kilometres west of Sainte Maxime the road starts to run directly along the coast, thus offering an almost permanent view onto the succession of little headlands, reefs and bays, which allows for a drive-by surf check.
The first view I got on the Sea showed it completely flat, but that didn´t disquiet me. This area was still sheltered by the large Saint Tropez peninsula to the south and I had to get out of that swell shadow to find some waves. Depending on the exact swell direction and swell size and period I only had to drive a few minutes more past Sainte Maxime along the coast road to find the first signs of breaking waves.
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