Anse du Brick Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s coming for Anse du Brick.

I’ll level with you – this is a tough one. The whole 16 days is a real struggle. There’s not a single moment I’d tell a mate to wax up for. It’s a long, dry run of poor surf.

The first week is a total washout. Starting Sunday, July 19th, it’s all tiny, short-period windswell. Swell heights are barely 0.8 ft to 3 ft, with periods of just 4 to 5 seconds. That’s not surf, that’s wind chop. The wind is a constant issue, cross-onshore or cross-shore from the NE and ENE at 9 to 16 mph. It’s choppy and poor. The wave energy is weak, barely above 30 (32, 28, 39). Don’t bother.

Then we hit a real gap. From around July 22nd through the 27th, the swell crashes to almost nothing – 0.7 ft to 1 ft. The energy is pathetic, down to single digits (5, 6, 4). The wind is messy, with some strong gusts up to 25 mph on the 25th. That’s not surf, that’s a mess.

Things try to pick up at the end of July and into August, but it’s still no good. On Tuesday, July 28th, we see a jump to 3 ft from the west, with an 8-second period. The energy hits 111 to 116 (moderate). But the wind is cross-shore from the west at 12 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop. Still poor. The swell builds to 5 ft on Wednesday, July 29th, from the west, 7-second period, energy 184 (moderate). The wind is light cross-onshore from the NW in the morning, shifting to a moderate cross-onshore from the WNW in the afternoon. Poor.

The best of a bad lot might be the last few days. On Thursday, July 30th, the afternoon shows 6 ft from the west, 7 seconds, energy 258 (moderate). Moderate cross-shore wind. Still poor. Friday, July 31st, has 5 ft to 5 ft from the west, 7 seconds, energy 230 and 279 (moderate). Gentle cross-onshore in the morning, moderate cross-shore in the afternoon. By Saturday, August 1st, the swell is 4 ft from the west, 8 seconds, energy 200 (moderate). The morning is messy, but the afternoon sees a clean cross-offshore from the WSW at 19 mph. That’s the cleanest wind we see the whole run, but the swell is small and the period is short. A real shame it’s not on a bigger swell.

For a beginner spot like Anse du Brick, when the swell gets over 5 ft it starts to be too much. On July 30th and 31st, you’re looking at 5 ft to 6 ft, which is not for beginners. The short period (7 seconds) means weak, crumbly waves. The west swell is not the optimum direction for this spot, which wants WNW. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

There is no standout session here. The few days with a pulse of swell are ruined by dodgy wind or the wrong direction. If you’re a kite surfer, that clean cross-offshore wind on the afternoon of August 1st, with 4 ft swell, might be worth a look. But for a paddle surfer? I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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