Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s lookin’ pretty grim out there for the next couple of weeks. I’ve been staring at the charts for Antigues Cape, and it’s a long haul of mediocrity.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. We’ve got a solid run of poor surf conditions from the start right through to the end. There’s a few days where the swell bumps up, but the wind is constantly messing with things. The best you can really hope for is a few “surfable waves” with “very ordinary conditions,” which is about as exciting as a flat tire.

Let’s break it down. Sunday the 2nd of August kicks off with a 5ft easterly swell, but it’s a short-period 7-second wind swell, and we’ve got a 15 mph cross-offshore breeze. The wave energy is a weak 206, and it’s poor. Monday the 3rd is a little better, with the wind swinging offshore in the afternoon, dropping the swell to 4ft. The energy is 119, and it’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s your best shot in the first week, and it’s not saying much. The water temp is a warm 84°F, which is about 0.9°F above normal, so at least it’s not cold.

We then hit a massive gap. From Tuesday the 4th of August all the way through to Sunday the 9th, the scores are all zeros. The swell drops to knee-high, the wind stays cross-off, and it’s just a total dud.

Then there’s a slight pulse around the 10th of August. Monday morning the 10th has a 5ft swell from the ENE with a 18 mph offshore wind. The energy is 178, and it’s “fresh offshore and clean,” but the rating is still 0. Monday afternoon offers another “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” with a 4ft swell and offshore wind. That’s probably your pick of the whole period, but don’t set your alarm.

The second week gets rougher. Swell builds from the 12th, hitting 7ft on the 13th of August, with a strong 549 energy reading. But the wind is a stiff 18-22 mph cross-offshore. With that much wind and a short-period swell, this setup at the reef is lookin’ more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s a messy, blown-out mess for us. The 17th of August has a 6ft swell with a fresh offshore wind, but it’s still just “marginal.”

Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, you might have some fun on the 13th and 14th. But for a proper surf? This is a blank run. It’s one of those times the ocean just doesn’t want to play ball. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d be taking a long walk and a short paddle.

Rusty.

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