Anse Gaulette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a ton of swell on the way, but the wind is just going to shred every bit of quality out of it. There’s a long spell of poor surf ahead, so don't get your hopes up.

We start off on Saturday the 8th with a little tease. There’s swell in the water, around 6ft from the SSE, but a moderate cross-shore breeze is chopping it all up. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 81°, but that’s the only highlight. It’s a poor surf day.

Sunday the 9th, the wind really pipes up. Strong breezes out of the SE are going to make a mess of things. Swell builds to 8ft and then 10ft in the afternoon, but it’s all cross-shore and cross-on, creating some nasty, messy conditions. This is too big for the beginners anyway, and the wind is just going to make it a battle. The wave energy is strong, all that power and nowhere to go.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are more of the same. Fresh to moderate cross-onshore winds, lumpy and choppy surf in the 5ft to 7ft range. The energy drops a bit, but the quality is still poor. This is a write-off.

Wednesday the 12th stays poor, and Thursday the 13th the swell picks up a little with a longer period of 11 seconds, giving the energy a boost. But it's still cross-onshore and messy, so it's only a marginal call, and I wouldn’t get excited about it.

Finally, a bit of a window opens up on Friday afternoon, the 14th. The wind drops right out to a light breeze, going cross-offshore, and the forecast calls for very good surf conditions. The swell drops back to 4ft from the SSE with a period of 11 seconds. This is the standout of the whole period. It won’t be huge, but it’s going to be the cleanest surf we see. That's the one to circle.

But it doesn’t last. Saturday the 15th is back to poor conditions, with a moderate cross-shore and then a cross-on breeze messing things up again.

The second week starts with a punch on Sunday the 16th, with strong cross-on winds and lumpy 7ft surf. Monday the 17th sees that long-period swell at 17 seconds, but it’s arriving with a fresh cross-onshore gale, so it’s a complete mess – the energy is very strong, but it’s unsurfable. The rest of the week into the 23rd is just a repeat of the same story: fresh cross and cross-on winds, consistent swell of 5ft to 8ft, but everything is chopped up and lumpy. Not worth the drive.

So, the bottom line is this: we have one genuine highlight on the 14th of August. Before that, it’s a grind. After that, it’s a grind. The ocean’s got plenty of power, but the wind is going to keep it all to itself.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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