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

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. From now through the whole 16-day window, every single session is tagged as "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero. There’s no standout session, no hidden gem. The pattern is all cross-onshore wind and choppy, messy waves. Let’s break it down chronologically.

We start off with Wednesday afternoon, the 19th of August. At Anse de Rémire, we’ve got some clouds, a cross-on 16 mph wind from the east, and a weak 2 ft swell from the east-northeast, only 8 seconds of period. The combined energy is a pretty weak 93. The water’s sitting at 84°, which is about 1° warmer than normal – nothing unusual, feels like a typical warm bath in the tropics. But the surf? It’s a no-go.

Thursday the 20th through to the morning of Tuesday the 25th is a real desert. The swell hovers between 1 ft and 3 ft, all from the northeast or east-northeast, with periods mostly 7 to 9 seconds. Winds are consistently cross-on from the east-southeast or east, 9 to 12 mph, keeping things choppy. Energy levels are in the double digits, never breaking 100. Not a single wave worth paddling for.

Then Tuesday afternoon, the 25th of August, shows a bit of a pulse – swell bumps up to 4 ft from the northeast with a 9-second period, and the combined energy hits 444. That’s the first moderate energy we’ve seen. But the wind is still a cross-on 9 mph from the east-northeast, keeping it fairly choppy. Still rated poor. It’s frustrating.

Wednesday the 26th morning pushes 4 ft from the east-northeast, period 8 seconds, energy at 334. But the wind swings to a cross-shore from the east-southeast at 16 mph, creating a cross-chop. It’s a mess.

The rest of the week and into early September is more of the same. Winds stay cross-on, swell sizes mostly 1 ft to 3 ft, energy mostly weak. The only notable spike is Saturday the 29th afternoon, when the swell hits 4 ft from the east-northeast with a 12-second period and energy jumps to 858 – that’s a proper groundswell pulse. But the wind is still cross-on from the east at 12 mph, making it choppy and poor. The water temp anomaly isn’t reported, but given the pattern, it’s likely still around average.

So, the bottom line? There’s not a single good surf option in this 16-day window. The combination of onshore winds and weak to moderate swell with poor wave quality just won’t let up. The exposure is open to the northeast, but the wind is never favorable. For a spot that’s called an exposed break, it’s just not cooperating. If you’re desperate, the setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those bigger wind days, but for a surfboard? Leave it at home. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a blank run.

Rusty.

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