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

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for our area, and I gotta tell you – it’s a total bummer. The next 16 days are a complete flat spell for any proper paddle surfing. There’s no standout session, no hidden gem, nothing worth getting wet for. It’s gonna be a long, quiet stretch.

Let’s break it down. The only break we’re looking at is Anse de Rémire (L'apcat). The water is sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – you can feel that extra bit of bathwater in the air.

From now, right through to the end of August, it’s all "poor surf conditions" every single day. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 3 ft, and the period is short and crummy – 8 seconds or less on most days, with a few 4- and 5-second blips that are barely a ripple. The wind is a constant problem: cross-onshore or cross from the ESE or E, blowing 12 to 16 mph. That’s a nasty combo, keeping the surface all chopped up and messy. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate at best – we’re talking numbers like 52, 97, 130 – nothing with any real push behind it.

There is a bit of a bump in energy around the 18th of August, where the energy hits 295, but the swell is still only 4 ft from the east with an 8-second period, and the wind is still cross-onshore at 12 mph. That’s not surfable, that’s just a choppy mess.

Later on the 24th and 25th of August, you’ll see the energy climb again – 230 and 214 – but again, the swell direction is from the NE or ENE, and the wind hasn’t let up. Still cross-onshore, still choppy. It’s like the ocean is teasing us.

Honestly, with that persistent onshore wind and the small, weak swell, this setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For a surfer, there’s nothing to get excited about. This kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area – it happens.

Keep your board in the bag, wait for the forecasts to change. They often do. But right now? Don’t bother.

Rusty.

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