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

Hey everyone, Rusty here. I’ll level with you straight up: for the next couple of weeks at Anse de Rémi re, it’s looking pretty grim if you’re after a proper surf. We’ve got a solid 16-day window to look at, but honestly, there’s a long stretch of nothing worthwhile on offer.

We’re kicking off with a real dud. The first recommendation doesn’t come until Tuesday afternoon on the 7th of July, and even then it’s a tough sell. The water is sitting at a warm 84°, which is about average for the time of year, so no drama there. But the waves? Just a weak 2 ft swell from the NE, with a short period of 8 seconds. That’s weak energy (76) and it’s only surfable because, for a brief window in the afternoon, the wind goes glassy. For a spot like Anse de Rémi re (L'apcat) – which is always crowded, just so you know – you’d be scratching for anything rideable. That glassy patch is the only highlight, but it’s tiny and gutless.

From Wednesday morning the 8th onwards, it’s a write-off. The wind swings back to a cross-onshore from the east, and we get a string of days with “poor surf conditions” and scores of 0. The swell climbs a little – up to 4 ft on Friday the 10th afternoon with moderate energy (370) – but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore breeze and choppy. It’s not paddle-surfable. A setup like this, with onshore winds and that short-period chop, actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. That trend holds all the way through the weekend and into the next week.

There’s a little flicker on the morning of the 16th of July, where we get a “marginal” read with 4 ft from the NE (215 energy) and a cross-shore breeze, but it’s still just a one-star call and won’t deliver anything clean. After that, we drop back into tiny, weak swell, mostly under 3 ft and a period of just 7 seconds, with more of that cross-onshore wind. The 11th of July? Nothing. The 20th? Same story.

If you’re looking for something worth paddling out for, the single standout, and I mean the only one, is Tuesday afternoon on the 7th. The glassy wind will make that tiny 2 ft swell (76) look as good as it’s going to get for the whole two weeks. For a spot that’s always busy, you might score a few clean little runners if you get on it then. Beyond that, it’s a long, bleak run. The area just doesn’t have the juice this time. Keep an eye on the charts, because a stretch this poor tends to turn around, but for now, save your energy.

Rusty.

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