Anse Gaulette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew through this one for Anse Gaulette.

Honestly, mate, looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a bit of a grind. The wind is just hammering from the southeast, blowing cross or cross-onshore for nearly the entire run, so the surface is going to be chewed up and lumpy. We’re not looking at a day of clean, glassy waves.

The upside is there is some juice in the water, especially later on. The combined swell energy is solid, topping over 1300 on Thursday the 10th and really ramping up to nearly 3000 by the morning of Thursday the 17th of September. That’s a huge jump in power. The hitch is that darn wind isn't going to let up.

The only real chances for a surf look like the mornings of Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th of September. On Thursday the 17th morning, we’ve got a solid 5ft swell with a very long period of 21 seconds from the SSW. That’s a groundswell with serious grunt, and the combined energy reads 2982. The wind is cross-shore but manageable at 16 mph, keeping it in the "maybe okay" territory. That period is so long it’ll unload on the reef, so it’s for the experienced crew who know the drop. Anse Gaulette is a reef break that breaks fairly consistently, but you’ve got to be on your game.

Friday the 18th morning is a similar story – a 5ft swell from the S with a 16-second period. The combined energy is still very strong at 1765. Again, cross-shore winds at 16 mph will keep it from being a dream, but it’s the best we’ve got.

To be honest, if you’re into kiting, this whole stretch looks way more appealing than for paddling. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. Those two mornings are a definite maybe, and being a long-range call, they’re a promising look but not a lock. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so if that window does open clean, you’ll want to be out there early.

Take it easy. Rusty.

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