Atlantida Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' for Atlantida over this 16-day stretch. Gonna be a bit of a mixed bag, with some quiet days and a couple of decent windows to keep an eye on.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 60°, which is about two and a half degrees colder than what you'd normally expect this time of year – so you'll be wanting a thicker wetsuit.

We kick off on Monday the 14th with a bit of a tease. The morning is glassy with a clean 4ft southerly swell. The wave energy is low though, with the combined swell energy only reading 239. It's surfable, but you'll be working for 'em. The afternoon turns to junk as the wind swings onshore.

Tuesday and Wednesday are a tale of two halves. Mornings look clean with the wind tending cross-offshore, pushing in 3ft swells. The energy is still modest (244 and 162). But afternoons get chopped up by the seabreeze again. Tuesday afternoon has a bit more period behind it (10 seconds), but with that 12 mph cross-wind, it's not worth paddling out for.

We hit a real lull from Thursday the 17th through to Saturday the 19th. The wind is howling from the northeast, strong and messy, tearing up the 4ft to 8ft swells. The water gets lumpy and choppy. On Saturday, that swell jumps up but it's a short-period 7-second east-northeast windswell, just a washout. This is a good stretch to stay on the sand.

Sunday the 20th is a weird one. We've got a solid 8ft swell, but it's from the east-northeast with a chunky combined energy of 1093 to 1107. Problem is, it's a short period windswell with cross-shore winds. At this size and with this messy wind, this beach/pier setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The conditions are marginal at best.

Now, there's a flicker of hope on Monday the 21st. The morning is glassy and clean with a 5ft easterly swell. The period is a solid 9 seconds, so there's a bit of push behind it. Combined energy is moderate at 467. This is the best-looking window in the first week. Grab it before the onshore wind ruins the afternoon.

We slide into another quiet period from Tuesday the 22nd to Friday the 25th. The swell drops back to the 3ft to 4ft range, and the wind is a constant problem, mostly cross or cross-on from the northeast. Not worth getting excited about.

Then we get to Wednesday the 23rd. This is the standout of the whole run. The morning is dead flat calm with glassy conditions. The swell is a clean 7ft from the east-southeast with an 8-second period. The combined wave energy is pumping at 581. At 7ft, this is getting a bit big for beginners, but for the experienced crew, this is the session to circle. The wind is perfectly clean.

After that, it fades again. The rest of the week into the start of October is a mix of small, weak swells and windy, choppy afternoons. The swell on Tuesday the 29th tries to build again, hitting 6ft from the SSE (combined energy of 1036), but it's got an onshore wind on it. It’s a big, messy closeout most likely.

So, the bottom line: it's a slow run. Don't expect too much. The two mornings to lock in are Monday the 21st for a clean, fun-size wave, and especially Wednesday the 23rd for the best swell of the period with perfect glass. Everything else is a fight against the wind.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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