Antigues Cape Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, this is a tough one to write, folks. To be honest, there’s not much to get excited about for the next two and a half weeks. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of average-to-poor conditions at Antigues Cape.

The pattern kicks off from July 8th with a bit of swell in the water, around 6ft, coming from the East. The water’s sitting at a warm 83°, pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year. But here’s the rub: the wind is howling from the East at 19–22 mph. While it might be offshore on paper, that’s a fresh breeze and it’s going to rip the bumpy surface right out of any potential for clean waves. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it’s windswell, lacking any real push. The combined energy is moderate (498 – 579), but it’s just not gonna line up.

We grind through the next week with the same story. Swell hangs in the 5ft to 7ft range, but the wind stays stubbornly from the East, swinging between a fresh and moderate breeze. The scores are all poor or marginal. It’s surfable in the sense that there are waves, but they’ll be bumpy, messy, and hard to enjoy. The 11th and 12th of July offer a little cleaner offshore wind, but it’s still a marginal call at best. This is not a run of surf you’d make a plan for.

From the 15th of July onwards, the swell actually drops a touch, sitting between 4ft and 6ft, but the wind stays on it. The period is a weak 7–8 seconds, so the energy is low (178 – 359). It’s a whole lot of nothing, really.

Now, there is one glimmer. Late in the window, on Sunday the 19th of July, the afternoon session shapes up with the best conditions we’ll see. The swell is a modest 5ft from the East, the wind backs off to a moderate 16 mph offshore breeze, and for the first time, the model actually says “expect good surf conditions”. The combined energy is moderate (303), and with that clean offshore wind, it should be a bit lined up. This is the standout, but it’s a long way off and a one-off in a sea of mediocrity.

So, overall, we’ve got a big gap of average conditions until that late-afternoon window on the 19th of July. For the rest of the period, it’s a case of keeping an eye on the charts and hoping the wind settles. Antigues Cape is a reef break, and it can handle some swell, but with this lack of quality, it’s hard to get the heart racing.

Rusty.

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