Anse Bougainville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s talk about the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s gonna be a frustrating stretch. This whole 16-day window is just plagued by onshore winds and messy, lumpy surf. For the first few days, it’s a total loss. We’ve got moderate rain and wind out of the SSE at 25 km/h to start, whipping up a stormy 6ft of swell, but the period is a quick 7 seconds, so it’s just a mess. The energy is there at 553, but with that onshore flow, it’s all chop and no shape. Don’t even bother waxing up.

That pattern holds through the 9th and into the 10th. The swell ebbs and flows, sometimes pushing past 5ft, but the wind doesn't let up and the surf report just reads "poor." The period stretches out to 15-16 seconds on the 9th, which is normally music to my ears, but with that constant onshore wind, it just turns into a blown-out, crumbly mess. The energy does get cranking, hitting 1098 on Wednesday afternoon, but it’s working against us.

By the 11th, the period drops back down to 10 seconds, and we see 5-6ft of swell, but again, it’s all onshore. This is a long, ugly gap. From the 8th all the way through the 16th, there isn't a single window of clean surf. We’re looking at fresh breezes from the SE and SSE, just kicking up lumps and bumps every single session. It isn't until the 17th that the wind eases slightly, but the waves are still a mess. The swell is plenty solid, with sets over 7ft on the 14th and 18th, but it’s all for nothing with this wind. And when it’s pushing over 8ft, that’s strictly expert territory, and even they’ll be fighting the washing machine.

The first real sign that things might change comes on the 22nd of September. We finally see the swell ease to around 5ft and the period stretch back out to 10 seconds. The energy has backed off to 593, but the wind is still on it. It's not perfect, not by a long shot, but it’s a hint that this long, blown-out run is finally starting to lose its grip. Still a no-go, but get your gear ready because there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon. For now, just keep it on the rack.

Rusty.

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