Boucan Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming our way over the next couple of weeks. Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with ya—Tuesday and Wednesday are pretty quiet. There’s some small, weak energy pushing in, around 1ft to 3ft, but the conditions are messy or the swell’s just too short-period to get excited about. We’ll have to wait a bit for the real action.

Thursday the 3rd stays mediocre, with weak southwesterly swell and bumpy, crossed-up winds. Not worth paddling out unless you’re really jonesing for a splash.

Now, let’s talk about Friday the 4th. This is where things start to wake up. Look for clean surf at Boucan Rights. Early morning we’ve got glassy conditions and a 2ft SSW groundswell with a very long 19-second period (363 energy). That’s a beautiful, long-period groundswell—great for a reef set-up like this. There’ll be long lulls between sets, but when they come, the shape will be quality. By Friday afternoon, the swell jumps to 4ft from the SSW, period still solid at 17 seconds, and the wind shifts light cross-offshore. This is a proper session for the experienced crew. The water’s running about 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Saturday the 5th is the standout of the entire run. Early morning, we’ve got 5ft SW swell, 14-second period, glassy as a mirror (1002 energy). That’s clean, lined-up reef waves—excellent for experienced surfers. The wind stays glassy for the morning, then flips to calm and glassy again in the afternoon with 5ft SW swell. This is one of those days you clear your calendar for.

Sunday the 6th sees a bit of a drop in quality. The swell is still there at 4ft–4ft, but the wind goes onshore and the conditions turn marginal. Still surfable if you’re keen, but not the pick.

Monday the 7th is tricky. There’s a 5ft–6ft SSW swell piling in, but the wind is cross or fresh cross-offshore, which brings some chop. Moderate wave energy (over 1000), but the conditions aren’t clean enough to call it a standout.

Now, Tuesday the 8th—hold onto your board. This is a bombshell. We’re looking at a massive 13ft to 15ft SSW swell with periods of 11 to 14 seconds. Combined energy is off the charts at 8751 to 9524. This is big, powerful surf, and the wind is fresh offshore from the SSE. This is strictly for experts only—over 8ft is no joke. If you’re not on your A-game and don’t know the reef, sit this one out. For those who do, it’s exceptional.

Wednesday the 9th still holds solid 10ft to 12ft SSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period (6584 energy). Morning is glassy, but by afternoon the wind swings cross-onshore and bumps it up a bit. Still a heavy day, but the window for clean waves is narrow.

Thursday the 10th keeps the swell in the 6ft to 7ft range from the SSW, with glassy conditions in the morning—good for experienced surfers. The afternoon gets a bit bumpy.

We’ve got a run of smaller, cleaner surf from Friday the 11th through Sunday the 13th. Swell drops to 2ft–5ft, but the wind is light and glassy or calm for most of it. Nice little recovery days for a smaller board, but nothing that’ll blow your mind.

Then, on Monday the 14th, a new pulse arrives. A 8ft to 8ft SSW swell with a shorter 11-second period (1515 to 2789 energy). The morning is cross-onshore, but the afternoon goes glassy—this could be a sneaky good session for intermediate-to-advanced surfers.

After that, the swell slowly fades through the 15th and 16th, with cleaner, smaller waves (3ft–6ft) and offshore winds on the 16th. Fine for a cruise, but not the highlight.

All in all, the true standouts are Saturday the 5th for glassy, clean, solid waves, and Tuesday the 8th for the big, expert-only bomb set. Mark your calendar for those two.

Rusty.

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