Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, but in the old tongue.

Honestly, peeping the charts for the next couple of weeks, it's a bit of a bum steer with more frustration than fun. There are a few windows, but you gotta pick your spots.

We start off this Saturday morning, August 29th, with a modest push. The waves are about 6 ft from the ENE with a short, weak period of just 8 seconds. It ain't packing much punch, with the combined energy reading a moderate 396, but the wind is blowing offshore from the ENE, keeping it glassy. It's a marginal call, but for a beginner-friendly reef that is *inconsistent*, it might be worth a look if you're itchin' for a paddle. The water temp is feeling pretty average for the time of year, nothing crazy. Keep an eye on the sky though, as thunderstorms are likely in the afternoon.

Then we hit a rough patch. From Sunday the 30th through the start of next week, the wind swings to a cross-off, which will chop things up. The swell picks up a bit on Sunday, with 8 ft waves from the ENE and a combined energy of 1249 – that's some moderate to strong juice. But it's not the kind of energy that makes good waves here with that side wind. For a beginner spot, over 5 ft is getting heavy, and 8 ft is pro-only. Honestly, with the strong cross-off breeze, it looks more like a kite-surfing zone than a place to paddle out.

The next week looks pretty flat and sad. The waves stay small, between 3 ft and 5 ft, with periods barely hitting 8 seconds. The wind stays cross-off, making for poor to ordinary conditions. The combined energy drops right off, meaning the ocean is just tired.

There’s a flicker on Thursday, September 3rd. We get a smaller 3 ft swell, but crucially, the wind turns offshore again in the morning. It's still a short-period 7-second wave, so it’ll be a bit fat, but with clean conditions it's the best of a bad bunch in that stretch.

Looking further into the second week, the swell gets a bit bigger but stays messy. Around Tuesday, September 8th, the waves push back up to 7 ft from the E, with combined energy hitting a moderate 560. The wind will be offshore in the morning, which is a good sign for a clean face. But by Wednesday the 9th, the swell is up to 8 ft (moderate energy of 771), but a fresh cross-off wind returns, making it hard to get stoked about. This size is still expert-only, and the lack of a clean wind kills it.

The standout window, if you can even call it that, is Saturday morning, August 29th. It ain’t perfect, but it's the only time the wind is offshore and the swell is present and a manageable height. It’s inconsistent, and you’ll need the tide right, but it’s the high point in a forecast that otherwise looks pretty grim. If you miss that, you’re waiting for a clean-ish morning on the 3rd or hoping the early on the 8th comes through. Don't hold your breath for the rest of it.

Rusty.

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