Anse Gaulette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Anse Gaulette (Mauritius) is a tough one to read. The wind is just relentless, blowing from the southeast almost every day, and it’s coming straight across the wave, making a mess of things. The swell is there, sometimes big, but the quality is just not there for a proper paddle session. You’ll be looking at a lot of lumpy, choppy, cross-onshore slop, and that’s not what we come here for. The water temp is sitting at 81°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least that’s not an issue.

From Saturday 29 August right through to Monday 7 September, every single morning and afternoon is rated poor. The wind is a constant 19 to 22 mph, cross-on, and the wave state is consistently described as “fresh cross-onshore and lumpy” or “strong cross-onshore and messy.” The swell heights are all over the shop, from 4 ft to 10 ft, and the combined energy is moderate to very strong (2082 to 2194 in that first weekend), but none of that matters when the wind is tearing it apart. The period is long, mostly 8 to 18 seconds, but the direction is never right for this reef break, which loves a S swell, and it’s getting mostly S, SsE, or SE. No standouts here. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft is tricky, and with the strong wind, this is strictly for the hardcore or the kite crew.

Tuesday 8 September is where things finally shift. After a week of nothing, Tuesday afternoon shows a little hope. The wind eases to 9 mph, swinging east to become cross-offshore, and the waves clean up. The swell drops to 3 ft from the SSW with a very long 19-second period. The combined energy is moderate (783). The wave comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the one standout. It’s small, but it’s clean. The long period means it’ll be a proper groundswell, and on a reef, that’s a treat. The wind is light, the water is glassy. It’s only a small window, but if you’re there, get in the water.

Wednesday 9 September is a step back. The wind is cross-shore again at 9 mph, and the swell is 4 ft from the S with a long 15-second period. The energy is strong (1564), but the wave state is “gentle cross-shore with slight cross-chop.” It’s marginal, not terrible, but not the clean perfection of the day before. The afternoon is similar. Thursday 10 September turns worse again, with the wind picking up and the period dropping to 8 seconds, making it short and choppy. The rest of the week from 11 to 13 September is back to the same old story: 19 to 22 mph cross-on winds, poor conditions, and no real hope. The swell on 13 September is a 5 ft S swell with a ridiculously long 21-second period, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, so it’s just a washed-out, powerful mess.

So, to sum it up: the only true standout is Tuesday afternoon 8 September. It’s a small, clean, and beautiful window of surf. Everything else is a write-off for paddle surfing. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period. If you can get to Anse Gaulette on that Tuesday, you’ll have a good time. Otherwise, the forecast is a long, frustrating gap of poor surf.

Rusty.

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