Dee Dees Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a solid pulse of swell early on, but it’s coming in with messy winds. The window for clean surf is pretty narrow, and you’ll need to be picky about when you paddle out. Later on, things drop right off and it looks like we’ll be waiting on the next proper swell to fill in.

Wednesday the 5th kicks off with some serious size at Dee-Dees. We’re looking at 13 feet of south swell with a 12-second period, and the energy is strong, sitting at 4811. But the wind is a cross-onshore from the SSW at 25 km/h, and it’s choppy as all hell. The morning is the better bet if you’re a glutton for punishment, but with light rain and that wind, it’s not going to be pretty. The afternoon drops slightly to 12 feet but the rain showers and wind keep it poor. This is big, powerful stuff, definitely for experienced surfers only.

Thursday the 6th, the swell eases to 6 feet in the morning, with the wind swinging around to a light onshore from the WSW at 10 km/h. It’s still pretty marginal, with questionable tide conditions. The afternoon cleans up a touch, with a 5 km/h W wind and 5 feet of swell, but it’s still not ideal. You’re getting a wave, but it won't be one for the memory bank.

Friday the 7th is where things get interesting. The morning has a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the north at 15 km/h with 5 feet of south swell at a long 15-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy, and it’s the first real window of clean conditions. This is the standout of the week. The reef will handle that long period just fine. The afternoon, however, is a write-off. The wind swings to the NNW at 35 km/h and it turns into a lumpy, cross-shore mess.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are pretty poor. The swell is dropping, and we’re in that 3-5 foot range, but the winds are all over the place, from cross-shore to cross-off, making it hard to find any clean lines. It’s not worth getting too excited about.

The rest of the following week is rough. From Monday the 10th through to Monday the 17th, we’ve got a whole lot of nothing. Small, weak swells, mostly under 3 feet, with a lot of poor conditions and cross-onshore winds. There’s a small window on Tuesday the 11th with a light offshore NE wind and 3 feet of swell, but it’s weak, short-period stuff that will be sectiony and small. This is the part of the forecast where you might want to do something else with your time.

Around Tuesday the 18th, we see a bit of a spike. The morning has 5 feet of SSW swell with a 12-second period and light onshore wind, but it’s still marginal. The afternoon is where it gets big again – 12 feet of SSW swell at 10 seconds, but with a fresh cross-onshore wind. It’s another case of a lot of water moving but nowhere clean to surf it. This looks more like a kitesurfing kind of day than a paddle surfing day.

The last day in the window, Thursday the 20th, has a small, clean morning with a glassy 3 feet of south swell. It's better than the crap before it, but it's still pretty small. It’s a hint that things might be turning, but it’s not something to plan your week around.

There are no real standouts here, but if you have to pick, Friday the 7th morning at Dee-Dees is your best shot. It's got the size, the long period, and clean offshore wind. Just don't expect it to last.

Rusty

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