Surf-Forecast | Petite Anse Surf Guide

Lat Long: 4.37° S 55.85° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Petite Anse sea temperature is

29.3°C

Petite Anse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Petite Anse Surf Guide

Petite Anse in La Digue is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers as well as left and right hand reef breaks. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rocks, rips.

Petite Anse Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	29.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Petite Anse:

The best conditions reported for surf at Petite Anse occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Petite Anse (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Petite Anse with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 77% of the time in March while 19% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

77%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

19%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Petite Anse Location Map

Interactive Petite Anse surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Petite Anse is Praslin Airport (PRI) in Seychelles, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Petite Anse is Seychelles International (Mahe) Airport (SEZ), also in Seychelles, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Petite Anse Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 08:55 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Petite Anse

Current tide and informaton

For Anse Banane, 2 km from Petite Anse.

Next High Water: 11:21am | 0.87m

Next Low Water: 06:27pm | 0.24m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Petite Anse Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.3 °C) too at Petite Anse, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite