Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, it’s a bit of a slow grind to start, with a lot of blown-out, ordinary conditions before things start to pick up with some size later on. The first week is mostly a write-off for a proper surf, so save your energy for the better windows that show up in the second week.

The first real window we can talk about is the morning of Monday, August 10th. We’ve got a weak, short-period swell at 4 ft from the E, but the wind is offshore and it’s clean. Even then, it’s just surfable, not spectacular. The energy is still weak, only hitting a combined 155. Water temp is a warm 84°, about 0.5° above average for this time of year, so it’s pretty standard. The main issue is the inconsistent nature of the break, so you’ll be waiting around for sets.

After that, there’s a real gap. From Tuesday, August 11th through Thursday, August 13th, the conditions get messy. The swell tries to build but the cross-off winds and junky periods make it a poor call. Friday, August 14th sees the swell jump up to 8 ft from the E, but the wind is howling at 25 mph and it’s cross-off. That’s not surfing, that’s a battle. The energy is strong at 976, but it’s going to be a washing machine.

The standout window finally arrives on Saturday, August 15th. The morning looks the best of the whole run. We’ve got 8 ft of ENE groundswell with a fresh offshore wind at 22 mph. It’s still big, so this is strictly for the experienced crew. Over 8 ft is expert territory, and this is right on that edge. The energy is strong at 815, and while the break is a reef, which is good for a long-period swell, this period is only 8 seconds, so it’s not going to have that extra push. Still, it’ll be clean and lined up. You’ll want to be comfortable in big, raw surf. Sunday, August 16th holds similar size at 7 ft with the same offshore wind, so that’s your second pick, but the energy drops a touch and the quality will be slightly less.

After that, the wind goes cross-off again early next week, and the swell slowly backs off. We’re looking at moderate energy and so-so conditions through to the end of the forecast window on Friday, August 21st. There’s nothing that screams ‘drop everything and go’ out there, but that Saturday morning is the clear winner. Get on it if you’ve got the skills, and be patient the rest of the time.

Rusty, out.

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