Atlantic Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna level with you. We’ve got a single break on the radar here: Atlantic Beach. And I gotta tell ya, looking at the next 16 days, it’s a tough stretch. The surf is pretty ordinary, and there’s a big gap right at the start with no recommendations at all until Saturday the 25th.

The overall pattern is dominated by short-period, wind-affected swell from the south-southwest. The combined wave energy is mostly moderate at best, with values around 109 to 329 in the first few days, but it’s all messy. For the first four days, from Tuesday the 21st through Friday the 24th, it’s a write-off. We’ve got fresh to strong cross-onshore winds, lumpy, choppy conditions, and storm risk. Not worth paddling out.

Come Saturday morning the 25th, things finally clean up. The wind goes light offshore out of the north, and we get a bit of waist-high swell – around 3ft from the southeast. The combined energy is only 81, so it’s weak, but the conditions are clean. This is your best bet of the whole period. It’s a beginner-friendly size, so it won't be too big for anyone, but it is inconsistent, so you might have to wait for sets.

Sunday the 26th morning is the other standout. The wind is dead glassy – 0 mph – and you’ve got a clean, tiny 2ft southeast swell. Combined energy is 82, again weak. If you’ve got a foamie or a longboard, this is your window for some fun, cruisy turns. The crowd factor at Atlantic Beach is listed as “often,” so expect some company, especially on a clean weekend morning like that.

After that, from Monday the 27th through to the end of the run, it’s back onshore and choppy. There’s a bump in size on Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th – 7ft to 8ft from the SSW – but with onshore winds and that short, weak 6-second period, it’s going to be a messy, lumpy closeout. Honestly, with the wind and poor quality, that setup might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, no real anomaly to speak of.

So here’s the call: if you’ve got to get wet, aim for Saturday the 25th morning or Sunday the 26th morning. The rest? Not worth the effort. It’s a long, flat stretch ahead with only those two little windows.

Rusty.

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