Dee Dees Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Dee Dees.

First up, this is a reef break that's pretty exposed to the south swell, and it likes it from that direction. The water temp is sitting at 55°F, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on.

We've got a bit of a slow start, but things kick off on Thursday the 6th. That morning, we're looking at a 6ft south swell with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 925. The wind is light from the WSW, so it's onshore, but light. The afternoon cleans up a bit with the swell dropping to 5ft and a westerly breeze that's barely there. It's not going to be epic, but it's a start.

Friday the 7th morning is where it gets interesting. The swell jumps up to 6ft from the south, but the period stretches out to 15 seconds – that's a proper groundswell. The combined energy is strong at 1593, and we've got a cross-offshore wind from the north at 15 km/h. This is going to be clean and lined up. That afternoon, the wind gets pretty nasty though, swinging NW and blowing 30 km/h, creating a lumpy cross-chop. The morning session is the one to chase.

The rest of that first week and into the second is a bit of a mixed bag. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th have some clean windows with lighter winds, but the swell is dropping and the scores are low. We get a glassy morning on Monday the 10th, but the swell is only 2ft with weak energy (103). It's a slow, flat spell through the middle of the week.

Now, the real standout is a long way off, but it looks like a cracker. On Tuesday the 18th of August, we've got a solid 8ft swell from the SSW with a 13-second period, and the combined energy is massive at 2103. However, the wind is a fresh cross-shore from the SSE at 30 km/h, which is going to chop it up. The data says the swell is predicted to be too big for this break, so this is for experts only. The conditions are a bit messy, but the raw power is there.

The other potential highlight comes on Friday the 21st of August. We've got a 6ft swell from the NW, but that's a short-period 6-second wind swell. The combined energy is moderate at 320. The wind is glassy from the ENE in the afternoon, so it'll be clean. But the direction is off for this spot, and it's a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

If I had to pick the best of the bunch, it's the Friday 7th August morning session. That 6ft groundswell with clean cross-offshore winds is a proper window. The other one to watch is the Tuesday 18th, but that's a big, powerful, messy swell for the brave.

Rusty, signing off.

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