Anse de Rémire (L'apcat) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at Anse de Rémire (L'apcat) for the next 16 days.

Alright, straight up – this is a tough run. The whole 16-day window is a flat, messy story. There’s no surf worth paddling out for. Not a single recommendation pops up. The swell is tiny, mostly 1ft to 4ft, and the period is short, between 4 and 15 seconds, but the energy is weak. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly under 100 (like 39, 44, 55), only briefly touching moderate values (152, 239, 283), but the wind is always cross or cross-on, never clean. The water temp is 84°, with a positive anomaly of 2°, so it’s a degree and a half warmer than average for this time of year – a bit of a tropical bath, but you won’t be surfing in it.

From Saturday 22 August right through to Sunday 6 September, every morning and afternoon is marked as “poor surf conditions.” The wind is a moderate breeze from the east or southeast, mostly cross-on, which chops everything up. Even when the swell nudges up to 3ft on Sunday 30 August morning, the wind is cross and the period is 10 seconds, but the quality is still poor. There’s one afternoon on 28 August with a longer period of 12 seconds from the north-northeast and energy of 203, but it’s cross-on and messy. The 29 August morning has a 15-second period groundswell from the northeast, energy of 182, but again, cross wind and poor conditions. That long period swell would be better suited to a point or reef, but this is an exposed beach, so it’s a washout.

Honestly, for a stretch like this, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – the wind is consistent and the waves are weak and choppy. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual when the conditions don’t align. The forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about. Keep the board in the bag.

Rusty.

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