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

Alright, Rusty here, and I've gotta be straight with you. We're looking at a pretty flat stretch for Anse de Rémi... for Anse de Rémire (L'apcat). The outlook for the next couple of weeks is not what we want to hear.

Right from the get-go, from Wednesday the 5th of August all the way through the following week, it's a ghost town out there. We're talking tiny little dribbles of swell, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft, with no real energy behind them (combined energy is in the 20-60 range most days, weak stuff). And the wind? It's almost always blowing cross-on or onshore from the east or east-southeast, which just chops everything up. The state is described as "poor surf conditions" for every single session I can see. Not one standout. Not one. It's one of those stretches where you leave your boards in the car and go find something else to do.

Now, let’s talk water temp for a sec. At the start, the water is sitting at 83°, which is pretty spot-on for this time of year, nothing weird there. Feels nice and warm even if the waves are flat.

Moving into the second week, specifically around Saturday the 15th of August, the numbers try to trick you. We see a pulse of swell picking up to 4 ft on the Saturday morning, and the combined energy jumps to 331, which is solid. But hold on—the wind is still cross-on from 9 mph, and the report still calls it "poor surf conditions." That swell is from the east-northeast and the period is only 8 seconds, so it's short-period windswell, not clean groundswell. On the 18th of August, Tuesday afternoon, we get another bump to 3 ft with combined energy of 259. But again, it's cross-onshore and messy. There's just no day where the wind and swell line up. The optimum direction for this spot is northeast, and we do see some northeast swell, but the wind just won't cooperate.

So where does that leave us? Honestly, this whole 16-day forecast is a write-off for a proper surf session. There's no period with glassy offshore winds and a decent-sized, well-organized swell. If you're desperate and the wind drops, maybe you could muck around on a longboard on the 15th or 18th when the swell is near 3-4 ft, but it's going to be bumpy and frustrating. Beginners might find the smaller days less intimidating, but overall, the quality just isn’t there. For a more experienced crew, this setup looks more interesting for a kite session than a paddle surf.

Keep the faith, sometimes this area goes quiet for a bit, and then the next system lights it up. But for now, I’d say save your energy.

Rusty.

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