Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let's have a look at what’s on the table. The whole 16-day stretch is a story of persistent easterly windswell hitting Antigues Cape, but it's a story that just never really gets its act together. The wind is a constant problem, and the waves are messy more often than not.

We start with the first proper swell, but honestly, it’s a poor look. For Friday the 4th of September and right through the weekend, we’ve got around 3ft to 4ft of windswell out of the east, with a short period of 8 seconds. The real issue is the wind—it’s howling out of the east and ESE at 12 to 16 mph, always as a cross-offshore breeze. It’s keeping the surface messy. The combined swell energy is moderate, bouncing around 124 to 182 (moderate wave energy), but it just doesn't matter when the conditions are like that. The water temp is sitting at a warm 85°F, which is about normal for the time of year.

Moving into next week, Monday the 7th through Wednesday the 9th, the swell actually builds. We see the height climb from 4ft up to a solid 7ft by Wednesday morning. The combined energy jumps up, hitting 560 (strong wave energy) on Wednesday. But again, the wind is the killer. It's still a cross-off breeze, gusting to 22 mph on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. It's just not clean. Wednesday afternoon is the first time we get a brief window of true offshore wind, but it’s still a moderate breeze. The surf is described as marginal, with questionable tide, and even then, it only gets a 1 out of 10. That 7ft swell with a short 8-second period is going to be a bumpy, blown-out mess, and at that size, it’s getting too big for beginners.

Thursday the 10th is another day of potential with 7ft of east swell, but it’s back to a strong cross-off breeze. The energy is high at 673 (strong wave energy), but the quality is rated as poor again. For experts only, if you’re desperate, but the wind is going to make it a battle.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th see the swell drop back a touch to 6ft and 6ft. Saturday morning actually has a bit of offshore wind, so it’s marginally better, but the swell period is still short at 8 seconds. The surf quality is still marginal at best.

The second week, from Sunday the 14th onwards, the story is a slow fade. The swell drops from 5ft down to a tiny 2ft by Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th. The wind stays onshore or cross-off the whole time. The combined energy drops to weak levels—down to 82 (weak wave energy) on Friday afternoon. It's pretty much a write-off for any decent surf. The last couple of days see a tiny bump up to 4ft on the 19th, but it’s a super short period of 6 to 7 seconds, and the wind is still an issue.

Honestly, there is no standout session here. The only one that *almost* gets there is Wednesday the 9th afternoon, with that clean offshore wind, but the 6ft, short-period east swell is going to be a wall of closeouts at a beginner reef break that’s inconsistent. The wind is too strong and too persistent to let this place shine. This whole run looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

It's a tough run of form for Antigues Cape. The forecast can always change, but right now, it’s best to leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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