Antenot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty.

First up, straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim around Antenot. There’s almost no surf worth paddling out for in this whole 16-day window, so don’t get your hopes up. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swells and messy wind conditions that just aren't doing us any favours.

Right now, Tuesday the 15th, it’s clear skies but that swell is a pathetic 2ft from the NW with a short period of just 6 seconds. The combined wave energy is a measly 24 – that’s weak. Plus the wind is cross-on at 12 mph, so it’s choppy. Poor conditions all round. The water is sitting at 86°F which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – more than 2 degrees above average – so that’s unusual, but it doesn't help the surf.

Wednesday morning the 16th looks glassy with NNE wind at 3 mph, but the swell is still only 2ft and weak, energy at 26. It’s a no-go. Wednesday afternoon the cross-on wind picks right back up.

We get a few glassy mornings here and there – like Thursday 17th, Sunday 20th, Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd, and Thursday 24th – but every single time the swell is tiny (1ft to 2ft) and short period, so you’d be floating around on dribble.

The first faint glimmer comes Saturday morning, September 19th, with a 3ft swell from the WNW, period up to 7 seconds, and combined energy of 70. But the wind is onshore at 3 mph, so it’s not clean. Still, the energy is creeping up. That’s just a marginal session though.

Things try to build a little around Thursday the 24th afternoon – 3ft from the NW with period 8 seconds and combined energy of 133 – that’s moderate energy for the first time. But the wind is cross-on at 12 mph, so it’s choppy and messy.

Friday morning September 25th is probably the best we’ve got across this whole outlook. We get a 4ft swell from the WNW, period 8 seconds, combined energy of 138 (moderate), and the wind is calm – glassy. That’s surfable, but the conditions are still described as very ordinary. This is the one morning I’d consider a paddle, but don’t expect anything special. It’s a standout only because everything else is so poor.

After that, it drops back down. Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th have some moderate energy (109 and 102) but the wind is cross-on or cross, so the quality is shot. By Monday 28th it’s fading again, and the last few days of September and into the 30th are back to tiny, weak, and onshore.

Honestly, for Antenot, this is one of those blank runs. The break is inconsistent at the best of times, and with these conditions, it’s not really offering anything. If you’re desperate, that Friday morning the 25th is your only real shot, but keep the expectations low.

– Rusty

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