Darigayos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – this outlook for Darigayos is a tough one. Over the next 16 days, there’s really nothing to get excited about. The whole period is a write-off for decent surf. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, poor conditions, with only a few tiny, junky bumps that aren’t worth paddling out for.

We start off from Saturday the 15th right through to the end of the month with nothing but “poor surf conditions” across the board. There’s a solid gap of days with zero swell recorded, and when a little pulse does show up, it’s tiny and chopped out. The first real sniff of anything is Wednesday the 19th, with a tiny 0.7ft to 1.0ft north swell but it’s blown out by strong cross-shore winds. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. The water temp is sitting around 85°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

The only faint glimmer comes much later, on Friday the 28th of August, when we see a 4ft WNW groundswell pushing in with a moderate 218 (combined energy). The swell period is 9 seconds, so it’s a bit short and weak. Problem is, the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. That’s the biggest swell of the whole outlook, but it’s still a poor call. The reef at Darigayos is exposed to the north, and this swell is coming from the west-northwest, so it’s not even lining up right. The wind is also coming from the wrong side, making it a cross-onshore mess. Honestly, for a consistent reef break, this is a disappointing run.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, maybe the 27th of August afternoon has a tiny 1ft WNW swell with a 12-second period and light cross-shore wind, but it’s still rated poor. The energy is a measly 50, so it’s barely a ripple. All in all, there’s no standout session here. The forecast might change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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