Agami Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this is a tough one for the local area. I’ve sifted through the numbers and honestly, there’s nothing to get excited about in the 16-day window. The only spot that even gets a mention is Agami, and it's a rare break that's best for beginners, exposed to a N swell, but we just don't get the goods.

The water is sitting at about 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the paddle won't be a shock.

We start off on Sunday, 2nd August with tiny 2ft NW swell, short period of 7 seconds, and a light cross-onshore breeze. The energy is weak (47) and the conditions are marginal at best. That pretty much sets the tone for the whole run. Through the first week, we see a constant stream of poor surf conditions. Swell hovers between 2ft and 4ft, almost always from the NNW or NW, with periods rarely hitting 7 seconds. The winds are consistently cross-onshore or onshore, killing any hope of clean faces. The combined energy barely cracks triple digits on a few occasions, like Wednesday 5th morning (83) and Saturday 8th morning (116), but it's still paired with onshore wind and a 4ft windswell. Not a single morning or afternoon scores above a 1 out of 10 in the guidance.

The second week is just more of the same. By Monday 10th August morning, we get a brief moment of light cross-onshore with 3ft swell and energy at 92, but it's still marginal. Then Tuesday 11th morning offers a rare moment of glassy conditions with almost no wind, but the swell has dropped to a pathetic 1ft with only 29 energy. It's flat, lifeless, and not worth paddling out for. The energy does pick up a little on the 15th and 16th, with 4ft to 4ft swell and period hitting 8 seconds, and energy hitting 156 on Saturday 15th morning, but the wind is still cross-onshore or onshore, and the surf quality is still rated as poor.

Look, Agami rarely breaks as it is, and this forecast is a blank run. The swell direction never matches the optimum N direction, and the wind is almost always a problem. For anywhere else, this setup would look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the consistent onshore wind and weak, short-period swell. But honestly, even the kites would be struggling with these tiny waves.

So, the long and short of it: there's no good surf on offer in the 16-day window. It's a dry spell. Sometimes that's just how it goes around here. Check back with me, forecasts can change, but for now, keep the boards in the car and the wax in the wrap.

Rusty.

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