Anse Bougainville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. I won’t lie to you, it’s a tough stretch for decent surf. We’ve got a lot of days with swell coming in, but the wind just keeps bloody ruining it.

The water temp is sitting around 81.7°F, which is about 1.8°F warmer than normal for this time of year – a little bit of a tropical bath, so you’ll be in boardies or a springy.

Let’s start with the only spot in the picture: Anse Bougainville (reef). We start with nothing really good on Tuesday, 8th September. The wait starts from then. The first few days are all no-go. There’s a bit of swell, but cross-on winds and lumpy, choppy conditions make it a write-off.

We finally get a north-west offshore wind kicking in from Thursday, 10th September morning. That’s a game-changer for the wind state. The swell is 5.2ft from the south, with a period of 15 seconds – that’s a proper long-period groundswell. The energy is solid at 1654 (strong wave energy). This is the standout of the whole outlook. The offshore wind is going to make those reefs glassy. Thursday 10th morning is your best bet by a long shot. The swell direction is slightly off the optimum (S vs ideal SE) but with clean, offshores and that long-period push, the banks should hold up.

After that, it gets messy again. The wind stays onshore most of the time, and while there’s plenty of swell – some days pushing 8.2ft – the poor surf conditions are a constant theme. The period drops to 8–10 seconds from the 14th onward, meaning shorter, less powerful waves. By the time we get to the 17th September, it’s 8.2ft swell but the period is only 8 seconds – that’s just a bumpy, blown-out mess at a beach setup. Honestly, for the second week, it’s not worth paddling out unless you’re learning to duck-dive.

If you’re determined to get wet, forget the rest of the 16 days. Thursday 10th morning is the only real window. The rest of this forecast looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the strong onshores and chop. That’s it from me.

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