Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what we've got on the cards for Antigues Cape over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you, it's not looking like a classic run for this spot.

We're starting with Thursday the 23rd of July, and the truth is there's very little to get excited about until the second week of August. The water temp is sitting at a warm 83°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year – nothing weird there.

The first few days are a write-off for decent waves. Thursday afternoon we get a bit of 4ft swell from the ENE, but it's short period at 7 seconds and the wind is a fresh 16 mph easterly. The wave energy is weak at 138, and the conditions are poor. That sets the tone.

We creep up to 5-5ft through Friday and Saturday with the swell direction still out of the ENE and period stuck at 8 seconds. There's a bit more energy in the water (up to 325 on Saturday morning), but the wind stays breezy and the surf quality is only marginal at best. There's also a risk of thunderstorms on Saturday.

By Sunday the 26th, the swell drops right back to 4ft and the wind shifts around to the ESE, swinging cross-offshore. The energy drops to 172, and it's still poor. Monday the 27th offers a brief moment of hope in the morning with a little 3ft ENE swell and offshore breezes at 16 mph, but the energy is only 128 and the description says "surfable but very ordinary." That's about the best of a bad bunch.

From Tuesday the 28th through to the end of the month, the swell builds a bit – we see 4ft to 7ft on the 29th and 30th – and the energy climbs into the moderate range (572 to 624). But the period stays short at 7-8 seconds, the wind is cross-offshore and blowing 19-22 mph, and the conditions are consistently "poor." This is going to be messy, choppy surf. Honestly, with that much wind and short-period swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The first week of August doesn't bring much relief. The swell hangs around 4ft to 5ft, but the wind doesn't ease up. The only thing that might be worth a look is late on Tuesday the 4th of August when we get a 4ft ENE swell with offshore winds at 16 mph and a "surfable but ordinary" label. At that point we're over a week and a half into the forecast.

There's a big gap from the start. Thursday the 5th of August sees the energy drop to 93, which is weak, and the swell bottoms out at 1.0ft on Thursday the 6th. We finish up on Friday the 7th of August with 5ft from the E, short period, and cross-offshore breeze – still poor.

Overall, I wouldn't paddle out for any of this. The consistency is bad, the conditions are ugly, and there's no standout session in the entire 16 days. It's one of those blank runs that's pretty normal for this area when the trade winds lock in.

Rusty.

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