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34Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: too small (2 ft swell at 8 s)

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

Swell: 3 ft6 smushy
Energy: 54kJ
Wind: ESE 8 kn
Temp: 29°C

Wed 4 · 27 out of 100

Swell: 2 ft5 smushy
Energy: 30kJ
Wind: ESE 8 kn
Temp: 29°C

Thu 5 · 37 out of 100

Swell: 2 ft8 scrumbling
Energy: 56kJ
Wind: SE 5 kn
Temp: 29°C

Fri 6 · 37 out of 100

Swell: 2 ft8 smushy
Energy: 52kJ
Wind: S 8 kn
Temp: 29°C

Sat 7 · 25 out of 100

Swell: 2 ft8 smushy
Energy: 29kJ
Wind: W 3 kn
Temp: 29°C

Sun 8 · 32 out of 100

Swell: 2 ft8 scrumbling
Energy: 45kJ
Wind: WNW 1 kn
Temp: 29°C

Mon 9 · 38 out of 100

Swell: 2 ft8 scrumbling
Energy: 56kJ
Wind: SSW 2 kn
Temp: 28°C

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Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast

Mon 245, fair
Tue 328, too small
Wed 427, too small
Thu 537, too small
Fri 637, too small
Sat 725, too small
Sun 832, too small
Mon 938, too small
Tue 1047, fair

The spot in six facts

Faces Ntakes swell from the N
Offshore: Swind from the land
Intermediate +who it suits
Works 2–9 ftof swell
Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Best in Sep2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

Anse Salabouelle does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Anse Salabouelle, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 2Nov	45, fair	4 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)	57kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 3Nov	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)	54kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Wed 4Nov	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)	30kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	29°C
Thu 5Nov	37, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)	56kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 6Nov	37, too small	2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)	52kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 7Nov	25, too small	2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.)	29kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 8Nov	32, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)	45kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Mon 9Nov	38, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)	56kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 10Nov	47, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)	73kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot, offshore	28°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

Mon 2 NovHigh 00:59 +0.1 mLow 09:30 −0.1 mHigh 17:28 +0.1 mLow 22:21 +0.1 m
Tue 3 NovHigh 03:09 +0.1 mLow 10:38 −0.1 mHigh 17:46 +0.1 mLow 23:30 +0.0 m
Wed 4 NovHigh 04:57 +0.1 mLow 11:35 −0.1 mHigh 18:06 +0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 09:16 UTC. It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Sep

Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

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About

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About Anse Salabouelle

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces N (21°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (201°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Le Moule, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 kayak spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$1,960 each

about US$1,070–US$1,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PTP, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	about US$301–US$630
Taxi	airport and back, shared	about US$54–US$87
Stay	6 nights, a mid-range double, shared	about US$281–US$469
Food	7 days eating out	about US$315–US$583
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own	about US$114–US$188
Total		about US$1,070–US$1,960

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

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Le Moule

about 10 min by car · 9 places to stay

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Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 13h 15m

About 13h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PTP, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 45 min by road

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Forecast: next 9 days

The spot in six facts

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About Anse Salabouelle

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$1,960 each

Where to stay: 3 towns

Getting there: about 13h 15m

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