Dee Why Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a squiz at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us.

To be brutally honest, the start of this period is a bit of a write-off. We're looking at a patch of several days where there's just nothing doing. Tiny, weak swell and ordinary winds mean the first real glimpse of anything surfable doesn't show up until Tuesday the 1st of September. Even then, it's pretty average. You'd be paddling out for the sake of it, not for the waves. The water temp is sitting around 63°F, which is pretty much par for the course this time of year.

We get a few of those ordinary, small days through the middle of the week, with the wind mostly cross-off or offshore, keeping things clean. But we're talking ankle to knee-high dribble. The energy is weak. It’s not until Saturday the 5th that things get interesting. While the morning is a bit lumpy, the afternoon sees a strong 25 mph offshore wind. It nukes the place clean, but with only 2ft of swell, it's a wild, blown-out struggle to catch anything. Not really worth the effort.

Now, here’s the first standout. The swell finally shows up on Sunday the 6th. The morning is your window. We're looking at 5ft of south swell with a 10-second period, and it's clean as a whistle with light offshore winds. The combined energy jumps to 476, which is a solid push of moderate energy. That's a proper surf. If you can get out there on the Sunday morning, that's your pick of the first week. Dee Why Point will be handling it, and with that south swell and light winds, it should be set up nicely. Crowds are often a thing here, so be prepared for a few others thinking the same thing.

The rest of that week drops back into the doldrums, with poor conditions and small surf dominating right through to the 10th. It's a bit of a grind.

Then we see the big one on the horizon. Friday the 11th of September. The morning is looking absolutely firing. The forecast shows 8ft of south swell, but the period holds at 10 seconds. This is big. The combined energy reading is a massive 1317, which is strong to very strong. It's glassy with a slight air. This is expert territory for sure. 8ft at Dee Why Point is not a wave to be taken lightly. However, it's a classic set-up for this place. If you've got the experience, this is the standout day of the whole forecast. The afternoon on the 11th drops off in size and gets messy with a cross-on breeze, so it's all about that morning session.

The 12th still has some decent swell, around 4ft with good energy (303), and a clean morning with light cross-off winds. A good follow-up day, but smaller.

After that, it's another drop-off. By the 13th and 14th, we're back to small, weak conditions. The swell direction on the 14th goes a bit wonky from the NE with a short period, not doing us any favors.

So, to wrap it up: the two standout windows are the morning of Sunday the 6th, and the big one, the morning of Friday the 11th. The 6th is for everyone, the 11th is for the experienced crew only, and it's a long-range call so treat it as promising but with a pinch of salt. Everything else is a whole lot of nothing. Keep an eye on the forecasts closer to the time, but that's the shape of it from here.

Rusty.

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