Antenot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Antenot over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta tell ya – it’s gonna be a pretty quiet stretch. There’s no real surf to get excited about for the entire run. The first solid recommendation doesn’t even show up until much later, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. We’re looking at a big gap of days with no real action.

The only session that even registers is the Tuesday morning of the 18th of August. Early that day, there’s some cloud cover and a light cross-onshore breeze. The swell is tiny, only about 3 ft out of the WNW with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 74. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Honestly, it’s marginal at best, with questionable conditions. Not one for the diary.

After that, the forecast goes pretty much flat. There are plenty of mornings with glassy or light winds, like the 19th, 21st, and 25th of August, but the swell is just too small – around 2 ft to 2 ft – to push any real waves through. It’s frustrating because the wind is clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

From the 20th of August through to the 2nd of September, it’s a long run of poor conditions. Swell heights rarely climb above 2 ft, the period is mostly short, and the winds are either cross, cross-on, or onshore. The energy readings are all in the double digits or low triple digits, confirming it’s weak.

Late in the period, around the 28th and 29th of August, there’s a little blip. On Friday morning the 28th, the swell drops to about 1 ft but the period stretches to 9 seconds – not much power there. But by Friday afternoon and into Saturday the 29th, the swell bumps up to 3 ft to 4 ft, still out of the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy finally gets into triple digits, hitting 119 and then 125. But here’s the catch: the wind is moderate cross-shore to cross-onshore, and the conditions are described as poor. So even though the numbers look a little better, it’s not going to be clean.

After that, it trails off again into early September with similar small, onshore slop.

So what’s the best of it? Honestly, nothing stands out as a true standout. The most promising window is that Saturday the 29th of August, but even then, the wind kills it. This is just a lean spell for Antenot. A blank run like this is more normal for the area when the swell directions don’t align. Keep an eye on the charts – things can turn around, but for now, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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