Anse Gaulette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. Anse Gaulette is looking at a rough 16 days. The water is a bit warmer than average, sitting at 27°, but that’s the only good news.

Wednesday the 12th through Thursday the 13th, we’ve got a solid 6ft to 7ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 10 to 11 seconds, giving moderate wave energy (around 1015 to 967). The wind is screaming from the S at 19 mph, cross-on and onshore. It’s lumpy, messy, and the surf report says it’s poor. No good. Friday the 14th drops to 5ft to 5ft from the SSE, with a longer 11-second period. The energy is weaker (764 to 637), and the wind eases to a light 6 mph, but it’s still cross-on or cross-shore. It’s a “marginal” call at best.

Saturday the 15th morning is the only real glimmer in the first week. The swell drops to 4ft from the SSE, period 10 seconds, energy moderate (452). The wind goes ESE at 12 mph, which is cross-offshore. For the first time, the report says “clean.” That’s your window. It’s not big, but it’ll be the best shape of the whole period. The afternoon turns cross-shore and choppy again, so don’t sleep in.

From Sunday the 16th onward, it’s a grind. The swell jumps around, sometimes hitting 7ft to 8ft from the SE, but the wind is relentless from the SE or SSE, mostly 19 to 22 mph, cross-on. The period drops to 8 seconds in the middle of the week (short, weak energy), then spikes to 17 to 21 seconds on the 16th and 17th, which is very long period groundswell. That should be peeling at a point or reef, and Anse Gaulette is a reef setup, so that’s good. The problem? The wind is still cross-on and howling, so the surface is lumpy and choppy. The surf report for every single session from the 16th onward says “poor surf conditions.” The energy readings are all over the place, from moderate (353) to very strong (1444), but it doesn’t matter if the wind is trashing it.

Sunday the 23rd through the 26th, the swell stays between 6ft and 8ft from the SE, but the wind is still 19 to 22 mph cross-on. The energy builds to 1058 by the 26th afternoon, making it a strong, powerful swell, but it’s blown out. By the 27th, it’s 7ft to 7ft from the SSE, period 8 to 9 seconds, wind moderate at 16 to 19 mph, but still cross-on and choppy.

Honestly, if you’re a paddle surfer, the only real standout is Saturday the 15th morning. That’s your one chance for a clean, small wave. The rest of the 16 days, the wind is too strong and too cross-on. For a reef break like this, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, with that steady wind and consistent swell.

Rusty.

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