Anse du Brick Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at the whole 16-day window here, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough one. The ocean is just not playing ball. There’s a big gap of days where the surf is flat and the wind is messy, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.

The first real chance we see is Anse du Brick. This spot is a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break, so it’s not gonna be a secret. The water is sitting at 20°, which is a solid 3° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a noticeable change, feels like a warm bath compared to normal.

We start off on Wednesday, August 26th, with tiny waves. Morning shows a 1-foot swell from the west with a 9-second period, and a light southerly offshore breeze. The combined energy is a weak 15, so it’s basically flat. By afternoon, the wind swings easterly and picks up to 12 mph, turning cross-shore and making it choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Thursday, August 27th, through to Friday, August 28th, the swell stays a pathetic 1-foot. The wind is a cross-offshore breeze, but the energy is still in the single digits (10-11). The waves just aren’t there.

Then on Friday afternoon, things get a bit wild. The swell jumps to 7 feet from the WSW, but it’s a short-period 7-second wind swell. The combined energy is a moderate 407, but with a strong breeze of 22 mph coming from the WSW, it’s going to be a messy, lumpy mess. The “poor surf conditions” label says it all. This is kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing.

Saturday, August 29th, the swell is 6 feet in the morning and 7 feet in the afternoon, both from the WSW. The wind is a strong offshore (22 mph), which would normally be a dream, but the period is still only 7-8 seconds. The energy is strong (282-514), but the short period means the waves are steep and crumbly. This is big, unruly, and only for the experts who don’t mind a raw, powerful but average-shaped wave.

Sunday, August 30th, is a slight improvement. The swell is 5 feet from the west with a 10-second period, giving it a bit more shape. The combined energy is 482. The wind is a moderate cross-offshore, so the waves will be clean, but the quality is still being called poor. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Monday, August 31st, is the biggest energy of the forecast. The morning has a 7-foot west swell with a 9-second period, and the combined energy hits 691. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 19 mph, which will chop it up. The afternoon drops to 6 feet, but the wind stays cross-shore. It’s powerful, but messy.

From Tuesday, September 1st, the swell drops back down. The morning is 3 feet, and the energy is only 116. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the waves are tiny. The afternoon is a bit better at 4 feet, but still small.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a slow, painful fade. From Wednesday, September 2nd, to Monday, September 7th, the swell hovers between 1 foot and 5 feet. The energy is weak to moderate (5 to 199). The wind is mostly cross-offshore, but it’s a lot of work for very little reward.

There is a brief spike on Saturday, September 5th, with a 4-foot swell from the west and a long 11-second period, giving a combined energy of 388. The wind is a gentle onshore from the NNW, though, so it’s blown out. That’s a tease.

The final few days, September 8th to 10th, the swell is mostly small (2 feet to 6 feet), but the wind is onshore and cross-onshore, creating choppy, lumpy conditions. The energy on Thursday, September 10th, hits 578 with a 6-foot westerly swell and a 10-second period, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore. It’s just not clean.

The bottom line: There is no standout. The best of a bad bunch is Saturday, August 29th, and Sunday, August 30th, if you’re an expert wanting raw power, but the shape is poor. Monday, August 31st, has the most energy, but the wind locks it out. This is a 16-day stretch where the ocean is giving us nothing good. It’s a blank run, and it happens.

Rusty.

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