Anse Patates Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Digue, Seychelles)

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Anse Patates Surf Guide

Anse Patates in La Digue is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break favours right handers and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of - Rocks - Sharks.

Anse Patates Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	inconsistent	30.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Anse Patates:

The best conditions reported for surf at Anse Patates occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Anse Patates (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Anse Patates with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in August while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 69% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

69%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Anse Patates surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Anse Patates is Praslin Airport (PRI) in Seychelles, which is 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Anse Patates is Seychelles International (Mahe) Airport (SEZ), also in Seychelles, 51 km (32 miles) away.

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Anse Patates Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 17:35 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
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Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass

Tides at Anse Patates

Current tide and informaton

For Anse Banane, 2 km from Anse Patates.

Next High Water: 06:35pm | 1.15m

Next Low Water: 01:37am | 0.16m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Anse Patates Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(30.2 °C) too at Anse Patates, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 30.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite