Antenot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Antenot over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – this isn't one to write home about. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and often onshore waves, so keep the expectations in check.

We kick off on Saturday the 11th of July with tiny surf at Antenot. We're looking at a small 2ft swell from the WNW with a short period of 6 seconds. The wave energy is weak (20), and the wind is cross-on from the WSW in the morning, going onshore from the NW in the arvo. The water is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal. It’s not a pretty picture, with poor surf conditions the whole day.

Sunday the 12th is more of the same, if not a little smaller. The swell drops to 1ft in the morning, and that onshore wind from the WNW picks up to 12 mph in the afternoon, making a mess of things. The energy is still pathetically low (13 to 18).

Monday the 13th through Tuesday the 14th stays grim. We get a tiny bump to 3ft on Monday afternoon, but with 6-second period and a solid 12 mph onshore wind, it’s not surfable. The energy is still barely registering (44 max). Tuesday is even smaller again.

The only flicker of hope comes on the morning of Wednesday the 15th of July. We see the swell hit 3ft from the WNW, and the period finally stretches to 8 seconds. The wave energy bumps up to 78 – still weak, but less pathetic. The wind is a light cross-on from the SW at just 3 mph, which is about as good as it gets here. The morning session is listed as marginal, which for this stretch, is our “best” on offer. The arvos all fall apart with onshore wind.

Thursday the 16th runs a similar morning script – 3ft, 7-second period, light SW cross-on wind (3 mph), with that weak energy (62). It’s another marginal call, but again, the afternoon gets blown out by 9 mph onshore W winds. After that, from Friday the 17th right through to the end of the window on the 26th of July, we’re in a desert. The swell drops back to the 1ft to 2ft range, with short periods (6 to 8 seconds) and energy that never breaks 68. Most afternoons are ruined by onshore WNW winds at 9-12 mph. It’s just poor conditions day after day. There’s no real standout here – the Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th mornings are the only glimmers, but even then, you’re scratching for knee-high, weak little slop.

This is a rough run for Antenot, a breakwater spot that’s already inconsistent. It’s one of those blank spells that’s more normal than not for this area. Don't bother paddling out in the afternoons unless you like getting blown off your board.

Rusty.

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