Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get this out there.

The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim, I won’t lie to you. We’ve got a reef setup that’s just not lining up at all. There’s some swell around, but it’s short-period, wind-blown stuff that’s going to be messy and hard to read. Honestly, conditions are looking rough. And once the swell does start to drop off, it looks like we are in for a long stretch of barely anything. We’re talking a full week-plus of poor surf from around the 14th all the way through to the 24th. It’s one of those blank runs where you’re better off doing something else. The forecast can always shift, but as it stands, there’s not a single standout session to get excited about. Keep the board in the car, but don’t hold your breath.

Looking at the start of the period, Wednesday the 9th through to Saturday the 12th brings some chest to head-high waves, in the 5ft to 7ft range, from the east. But it’s all short-period, around 8 seconds, and with a fresh east cross-off breeze on it. The energy is there, with combined readings of 507 on Wednesday morning, building to 652 by the afternoon. But what energy there is, is wasted on this direction. Conditions are poor, and it just doesn't look like it's going to come together.

Now, the only real glimmer comes around Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th. The wind goes more offshore, and the swell is still around 5ft. The morning of Friday the 11th has got some moderate east cross-off wind, but by the afternoon, the wind is blowing offshore, and the wave comment says "expect good surf conditions." This is our best bet. It's not perfect, the period is still a short 8 seconds, but with clean conditions, Antigues Cape (Antigues-Cape) could offer a few workable ones. The combined energy is down to a moderate 305 on Friday afternoon, fading to 282 by Saturday morning. Saturday is a bit more marginal, with a fresh offshore breeze and a comment saying it’s questionable at times. Water temp is sitting at 85.3°, which is about average for this time of year.

After that little window, it's a slow fade into nothing. The swell drops to 4ft and under, the winds stay cross-off, and the conditions just look poor or average at best. The energy readings really drop off, too – from 223 on Sunday the 13th down to 72 by Thursday the 24th. There’s one other day on Monday the 21st that the comments call “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” but with a gentle breeze and 4ft of messy east swell, I wouldn’t rush out. I’m calling it now, this period is a washout.

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