Surf Forecasts:
Anse Bougainville surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period, SE swell with 1,324 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anse Bougainville this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Anse Bougainville in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anse Bougainville over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and listen up, because I've been staring at the charts for Anse Bougainville, and honestly, it's a bit of a tough one for the next couple of weeks.
First off, the water is sitting at about 81°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. That's a nice feeling, but the real story is the wind. We've got a relentless onshore breeze that's just not letting up. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. I'm talking about a solid two weeks where every single surf window is described as "poor surf conditions." The swell is there, don't get me wrong, but the wind is just eating it alive.
The pattern is pretty much the same, day after day. We start off with a moderate 4ft SE swell on Saturday morning, but that 19 mph onshore wind is just making a mess of it. The energy is weak (359). The next few days, we see the swell jump around, a bit of a mix of SE and SSE, but it's always accompanied by a strong onshore wind. By the 4th of August, we hit a moderate wave energy of 1130 with a 8ft SE swell, but again, the wind is blowing 22 mph straight onshore. It's just not fun.
The strongest pulses come in the second week. The 8th and 9th of August see solid 8ft SE swells, with strong to very strong energy (1317 and 1257 respectively), but it's still blowing 22 to 25 mph onshore. That's a paddle out from hell for a messy, blown-out bowl. Same story on the 15th and 16th, the wind goes slightly cross-onshore, but it's still choppy and lumpy. Even the long period 17-second stuff on the 16th is just going to get ruined by the SE wind.
Honestly, for a break that's this exposed to the SE, and with this kind of relentless wind, it's looking more like a kite surfer's paradise than a surfer's. The set-up is beach-and-reef, so with the significant swell and poor quality, I'd be thinking about kiting, not paddling. There's simply nothing here to recommend. The forecasts can change, but for now, this is a blank run. Sorry, folks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 280 | 286 | 217 | 294 | 311 | 211 | 297 | 777 | 734 | 368 | 268 | 254 | 653 | 1008 | 1324 | 1175 | 985 | 891 | 1235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:25PM1.35m | 7:02AM1.17m | 6:55PM1.27m | 7:34AM1.22m | 7:25PM1.17m | 8:09AM1.25m | 7:58PM1.05m | 8:50AM1.26m | 8:36PM0.91m | 9:41AM1.25m | 9:23PM0.76m | 10:48AM1.23m | 10:40PM0.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.07m | 12:52PM0.27m | 1:17AM0.09m | 1:32PM0.30m | 1:42AM0.11m | 2:18PM0.34m | 2:09AM0.14m | 3:13PM0.40m | 2:41AM0.19m | 4:27PM0.45m | 3:23AM0.24m | 6:12PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 98 | 177 | 99 | 199 | 294 | 106 | 210 | 122 | 186 | 175 | 238 | 268 | 254 | 653 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 18 | ESE 9 | S 16 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 92 | 225 | 141 | 188 | 69 | 66 | 36 | 40 | 19 | 150 | 144 | 144 | 37 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | S 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 24 | S 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 33 | — | 217 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 81 | 41 | 37 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 415 | 280 | 286 | 141 | — | 311 | 211 | 297 | 777 | 734 | 368 | — | — | — | 1008 | 1324 | 1175 | 985 | 891 | 1235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1755 | 1745 | 1745 | 1752 | 7 | 7 | 1797 | 1797 | 1745 | 1797 | 1797 | 1745 | 7 | 1797 | 1745 | 1797 | 1797 | 1791 | 1797 | 1797 |
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