Anse Bougainville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break it down for you in feet and miles per hour. Rusty here, and I’ve got the scoop on this 16-day stretch. It’s a rough one, with only Anse Bougainville on the map, a reef break for intermediate surfers.

We kick off on Thursday, 6th of August, and it’s a bust. There’s a solid 10ft swell from the SE, but it’s getting hammered by a strong onshore wind at 25 mph. The water is running a touch warmer than usual at 82°F, about 3°F above average, which is nice, but the surf is a mess. The combined energy is a hefty 1593, meaning there’s power, but it’s blown out.

This pattern holds for days. From Thursday through to Tuesday, 11th of August, we’re looking at swell from 5ft to 10ft, all from the SE, with onshore winds at 15 to 25 mph. The waves are there, but they’re poor quality. The energy drops to 472 by Tuesday morning with a 5ft swell, but it’s still ugly.

Starting Wednesday, 12th of August, the wind shifts to a cross-onshore from the SSE, which is a little different but still lumpy. The swell stays between 6ft and 8ft, and the energy climbs back over 1200 by Thursday, 13th, but the surf conditions are still poor. The period is mostly 10 to 11 seconds, so it’s a decent groundswell, but the wind ruins it.

We see a little easing on Saturday, 15th August, with swell around 5ft to 6ft and a moderate breeze at 15 mph, but it’s still onshore. The water’s still warm, but the surf is dirty.

On the 16th of August, the swell drops to 2ft with a very long period of 21 seconds from the S, energy at 899, but it’s poor. Then Monday, 17th, energy spikes to 1969 with a 5ft swell from the S and a 17-second period, but again, strong onshore winds at 25 mph. That long period groundswell would be a dream if the wind was right, but it’s not.

The final days from the 18th to the 21st of August keep the same tune: 6ft to 8ft of SE swell, onshore winds, poor conditions. The break is _consistent_, so it won’t go flat, but the wind is the enemy.

There’s no standout session here. The reef at Anse Bougainville is set up for a SE swell, but the wind is wrong the whole time. If you’re into kite surfing, this might look fun with all that wind and swell, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a dry spell. We’ve seen this before in this area – sometimes the forecasts just don’t cooperate. Keep your eyes peeled, because when the wind drops, this place will go off.

Rusty.

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