Darigayos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for Darigayos. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle. We’re looking at a long, dry run with hardly any surf worth paddling out for. The first few days have a tiny bit of swell, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

Starting Monday morning the 27th of July, we’ve got a weak 1ft swell from the northwest, but the period is a short 8 seconds and there’s a cross wind from the south at 12 mph. The water is a touch warmer than usual at 87°, but the combined energy is weak (18). It’s just messy. That afternoon, the swell drops even more to 0.7ft, and we’re looking at poor surf conditions all around.

Tuesday the 28th is a tease. The morning is glassy with a light southerly breeze, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.7ft and a period of only 6 seconds. The energy is barely there (4). The afternoon is also glassy, but the same tiny swell. It’s a beautiful day to be on the water, but not for surfing.

From Wednesday the 29th of July all the way through to Sunday the 9th of August, it’s a total blank. Zero swell. Zero energy. The wind is light and mostly cross or onshore, but it doesn’t matter because there’s nothing to ride. This is a long stretch of flatness.

Then, on Sunday the 9th of August, we finally see a pulse. The afternoon brings a 7ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 731. But here’s the catch – the wind is howling out of the south at 28 mph, creating a messy cross-chop. The surf report still says “poor surf conditions.” For a reef break like Darigayos, that size with that wind is going to be a washing machine. It’s more of a kite-surfing kind of setup than a paddle session.

The last few days, from Monday the 10th to Tuesday the 11th of August, fade back to nothing again. The wind stays strong and cross-shore, and the swell disappears.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. The best on offer is that weak, glassy morning on the 28th, but you’d be better off with a longboard or a paddleboard to catch those 0.7ft ripples. The only real spike of energy on the 9th is ruined by the wind. It’s a tough call, but forecasts can change, and it’s a consistent break, so it won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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