Darigayos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at the local surf scene.

Honestly, for the next sixteen days we’re staring at a pretty grim run. Darigayos is usually a consistent reef break and it handles a north swell well, but right now the ocean is just flat or offering tiny, messy waves. There’s a gap right at the start with nothing worth paddling for. The first real surf doesn’t show until Saturday morning, 11 July. Up to then you’re just looking at poor conditions with cross-onshore breezes and barely a ripple.

Saturday morning, 11 July, we get the first pulse: a 3ft NW swell with a 10-second period, moderate cross-onshore wind out of the SSW at 16 mph. The combined energy of all the swells is moderate (124). It’s messy and choppy, so not a great session. Saturday afternoon improves a little – 3ft from the north, same period, but the wind shifts to a cross-shore at 12 mph. It’s still lumpy with a cross-chop, and the energy is moderate (190). This is the best we’re going to see in the whole outlook, but to be honest the quality is poor. The swell direction (N) matches what the wave guide says is optimum, but the wind is not helping.

Sunday afternoon, 12 July, is the only time we get a clean window. Swell drops to 2ft from the NW, period 7 seconds, but with a cross-offshore breeze out of the SSE at 12 mph. The energy is weak (40). It’s clean, but tiny. Still, if you’re desperate for a glide, that’s your moment. Through the rest of the week it’s a mix of zeros, tiny 0.7-1ft swells, and a lot of stormy winds. Monday 13 July has a 0.7ft WNW swell with a longer 9-second period, but it’s crossed up and weak (8).

Then from Tuesday 15 July onward it’s basically flat for days. A few tiny pulses appear here and there – like Monday morning, 20 July, with a 2ft WNW swell at 7 seconds, light cross-shore wind (46 energy) – but the wind is always messy. By Wednesday 22 July it’s just strong winds and nothing.

The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 87° – a bit muggy. Crowds at Darigayos are only sometimes an issue, but let’s be real, there won’t be anyone out.

All in all, the best of a bad bunch is that Saturday, 11 July afternoon, with the 3ft north swell and cross-shore wind, but it’s still choppy. If you can time Sunday afternoon’s clean, glassy conditions on 12 July with the tiny 2ft swell, that’s your cleanest wave of the period. Keep an eye on forecasts – it tends not to stay this dull for long.

- Rusty

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