Dee Dees Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s coming up for Dee Dees. It’s a reef break, intermediate-level, fairly consistent spot when the swell lines up. The water temp is sitting at 54°F—pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. Monday afternoon is a write-off—cross-on wind, poor surf, not worth paddling out. But Tuesday morning the 28th of July is where it starts to get interesting. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell out of the SE with a 12-second period, and the wind is light and cross-off. That’s a nice combo. The energy is moderate (306), and by Tuesday afternoon it goes glassy, flat calm, with 3ft of ESE swell. That’s a proper window for a reef break—clean, long lines, and you’ll have the place to yourself if you’re lucky on the crowds. That’s the standout of the early run.

Wednesday morning holds up clean with a light cross-off and 2ft of ESE swell, but it’s small. The energy drops (136), so it’s more of a longboard or fish session. By Wednesday afternoon, the wind picks up and it’s messy.

Then we hit a rough patch. From Thursday the 30th through to the end of the first week, it’s all cross-shore wind, lumpy, and the swell gets too big and chaotic. On Friday the 31st, the swell jumps to 6ft but it’s short-period windswell (6 seconds) with strong onshore wind—total junk. Saturday the 1st of August gets massive, with 21ft of SSW swell (11,827 combined energy), but it’s cross-on and messy. That’s kite-surf territory, not paddle. Not for the faint-hearted.

The whole first week of August is a write-off for decent paddle surfing at Dee Dees. The swell is huge, the wind is bad, and the energy is through the roof. A few days around the 3rd of August show clean conditions and a 7ft SSE swell, but it’s too big for the break—this reef will be closing out like a washing machine. Only experts might look at it, and even then, it’s sketchy.

The last hope in the window is around the 8th and 9th of August. The swell is still massive—18ft to 13ft—but the wind turns cross-off from the SE, and the conditions are clean. The energy is still strong (over 5,000 on the 8th), but the break is simply too big for a safe, fun session. If you’re a big-wave charger and you know this reef, maybe. But for most of us, it’s a look-and-watch situation.

Overall, the best bet is that Tuesday the 28th of July. Glassy, clean, small but fun, and the reef will handle that ESE swell nicely. After that, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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