Antonio's • Statistics for August

August: Waiting for the Atlantic to Wake Up

August looks very similar to July, with average swell at 3ft (1.0m), period at 7.1s, and an ENE/E-dominated energy spectrum. The difference is a slight increase in NE (11%) and a tiny return of NNE (2%)-early signs that the swell angle is starting to back toward the north. Ideal offshore wind holds at 51%, so most days are clean but tiny. The atmosphere becomes more tropical and energetic, with average precipitation of 3.8mm/day, air temps of 28.6°C, and water at 29.0°C, the warmest reading of the year. As Atlantic hurricane season gets active, Antonio's can occasionally receive long-period easterly swell from tropical systems passing to the south, but those usually arrive from east of the optimal direction and need a storm track that puts the beach on the north side of the system to be special.