Antenot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you—this outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a real dry spell for Antenot, with almost nothing worth paddling out for. The whole run is a string of weak, short-period windswell, barely cracking 3 ft, and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, chopping it up. There’s a gap of flatness or junk right from the start, and it doesn’t really get going until way down the line.

Let’s walk through it. Monday the 3rd through to Saturday the 15th of August is pretty much a write-off—every session is tagged as “poor surf conditions” with a score of zero. The swell sits between 2 ft and 3 ft, and the period is a measly 5 to 8 seconds, so it’s weak and wind-driven. The combined energy is low, ranging from 12 to 68—nothing special there. Winds are mostly cross-on or onshore from the NW or WNW, with a few cross-shore moments, but it’s never clean. The water temperature is 85°F, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a small comfort, but doesn’t fix the surf.

The only glimmer comes on Sunday the 16th of August. That morning, the wind drops to glassy, with a light 3 mph, from the W. The swell is 3 ft at 7 seconds from the WNW, and the combined energy hits 63. The forecast says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and it scores a 1—the highest of the whole run. This is the best you’ll get, but it’s not a standout, just a brief moment of clean-ish water. The break is a breakwater, inconsistent, and exposed to the W, but the optimum swell direction is from the W, so that tiny pulse lines up. Still, it’s only for patient surfers with a log, as the swell is small and short-period.

After that, Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are back to poor conditions with cross-on winds and weak swell. Antenot is a beginner-level spot, but with nothing over 3 ft, it’s not too big for anyone—just disappointing. The inconsistency here is normal; the area often sees blank runs, so this is par for the course. If you’re desperate, the 16th morning is your window, but don’t expect much. The setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most days, given the onshore wind and choppy texture.

Rusty.

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