Darigayos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for Darigayos. I gotta be real with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. There's a serious run of flat or junk conditions coming up, so we've got a big gap here with no real recommendations.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, we start off from Thursday the 23rd of July right through to Friday the 7th of August, and honestly, there's barely a single session that's worth getting excited about. Almost every day is flagged as "poor surf conditions", so don't be fooled by any blips on the charts.

For the first week, from the 23rd right up until the 30th of July, it's a real struggle. We've got tiny, weak swell with periods as short as 3 or 4 seconds, which is just no good. The winds are mostly cross-shore or cross-onshore, and often strong – we're talking 12 to 18 mph from the SSW with a few thunderstorms around. The combined energy is almost always in the low double digits or even zero. I mean, on Saturday the 25th we see a spike to 4 ft from the NNW with a period of 8 seconds and energy hitting 236, but the wind is a fresh 18 mph cross-shore, creating lumpy, messy chop. It’s basically a kite-surfing setup, not a surfing one.

The only small glimmer comes on Monday the 27th of July morning. We get a tiny 1 ft from the NW (period 8 seconds), but the wind goes glassy from the NNE. The combined energy is a weak 23, so it's barely breaking, but if you’re desperate for a longboard and a flat session, that’s your window. After that, it drops back to almost nothing through the rest of the week.

Into the second week, from the 31st of July onwards, it gets even more empty. Long stretches with no swell data at all – just zeros across the board – and strong, lumpy winds from the S and SSW at 15 to 25 mph. There’s a brief uptick on Thursday the 6th of August afternoon with a 3 ft swell from the west (period 9 seconds, energy 106), but again, it's accompanied by a moderate cross-shore wind and poor quality. Friday the 7th offers a similar tiny 1 ft with cross-shore wind.

So, here's the bottom line: there is no standout session in this 16-day window. The best you could hope for is a flattish, glassy paddle on Monday the 27th morning, but it's not really surfable. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or just plain non-existent. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long, dry spell for Darigayos. Keep the boards waxed and wait.

Stay patient,
Rusty.

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