Anse Bougainville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for Anse Bougainville. This is a reef break, good for intermediate surfers, and it breaks pretty consistently. Water temp is about 80°F, which is pretty standard for the season.

Staring at the whole 16 days, it’s a rough looking stretch. The swell is there, but the wind is the enemy. Almost every day has that onshore or cross-onshore breeze, and it’s blowing hard from the southeast. The waves are around, but they’re just not clean.

We kick off on Wednesday the 26th. There’s some knee-to-waist high waves, about 3ft, coming from the south with a long 14-second period, giving us moderate energy (530). But the wind is a solid 15 mph from the SSE, right onshore, and it’s just messy. The water is a normal 80°F, but the conditions are poor.

Thursday the 27th sees a bump in size to about 5ft from the SE, but the period drops to 8 seconds, which is short and weak. The wind is still onshore, 15 mph in the morning, easing a bit to 12 mph in the afternoon but swinging cross-onshore, making it choppy. Not worth it.

Friday the 28th is a bit of a tease. The swell drops back to 3ft, but the period jumps to 19 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. The energy is moderate (719 in the morning, 919 in the afternoon). The wind is still onshore, though. That long period stuff is better on a point or reef, but with the wind howling onshore, it’s a waste.

The weekend into next week is a battle. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th have 4ft to 5ft of swell from the south, but the wind is a strong 22 mph onshore. The energy is strong (over 2000 on Saturday), but it’s just blown out.

Then it gets serious. From Monday the 31st of August right through to Friday the 4th of September, we’re talking solid, powerful swell. It’s 8ft to 11ft, mostly from the SSE and SE, with periods around 10 seconds. That’s big, heavy stuff – only for the real experts. The energy is strong to very strong, hitting 2291 on the 4th. But same story: the wind is a relentless 18-22 mph from the south-east, onshore. It’s huge, but it’s a washing machine. Honestly, with that much swell and strong onshore wind at a reef, it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than a surfboard.

The second week, from the 5th of September onwards, the swell drops a bit, back to 6ft to 8ft, but the wind is still a problem. The wind swings cross-onshore on the 5th, making it lumpy, and it stays onshore for the rest of the run. The energy is moderate to strong, but the quality just isn’t there.

There is no standout session here. The wind is the deal-breaker almost every single day. It’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions. Sometimes it’s like this – the swell shows up, but the wind doesn't play ball. You’d be hard-pressed to find a good window for a clean wave.

Rusty.

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