Dee Why Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, let’s get down to it. Rusty here, taking a long look at the Dee Why Point stretch. I’ll level with you: the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. A slow start, a couple of days where it might just deliver, and then a long, flat spell to round it all out. No point in dancing around it.

Right now, we’re looking at some small, short-period south swell. Saturday morning has waves around 2ft, but it’s pretty average. The water is sitting at 63°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be wanting the thicker wetsuit. The energy is weak at 108. Wind is a light offshore, so it’ll be clean, but the surf just isn’t there. Saturday afternoon drops off quickly, and Sunday is worse. By Sunday morning, we get a bit more energy, but the wind is all wrong—cross-on and bumpy. Not worth paddling out for that mess.

Monday the 10th is a write-off. We get a push of 6ft swell, but it comes with a strong cross-shore wind. The energy is moderate at 500, but the waves will be lumpy and chopped up. Honestly, this looks more like a kite-surfing day than a surfing day. If you like being towed, maybe you’ll have fun. If you’re on a surfboard, you’re just going to be frustrated. Same story into the afternoon.

Things start to settle down for Tuesday and Wednesday. The swell drops back to around 2ft, and the wind turns cross-offshore. It will be clean, but tiny. The energy stays weak, under 130. You might get a grovelly one, but nothing is really going to happen. A good time to check your wax and re-stick those fins, not to get your hopes up.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Thursday the 13th morning has some proper potential. The swell jumps back up to around 5ft, coming from the south with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a proper offshore, blowing from the southwest at 12 mph. That’s going to make it glassy and lined up. The energy is solid and moderate at 325. This is the first real standout of the period. It’s a point break, so that south swell at Dee Why Point (Sydney) is always the best bet. The water is still a touch cold, but the conditions are going to be clean. See that light offshore wind? That’s what we’re after. This is the best morning to paddle out and get some proper waves. It’s not massive, but it will be clean and fun.

Thursday afternoon gets a bit bigger, 5ft, with stronger energy at 594, but the wind swings cross-onshore and it turns choppy. Leave it.

Friday the 14th morning is another decent window. Swell is around 4ft from the south, with a 10-second period. Wind is light offshore from the WSW. It’ll be clean with moderate energy at 292. Not as big as Thursday morning, but still a solid option. The afternoon sees the wind go cross-shore and it gets a little bumpy, so get out early.

The weekend after that, the 15th and 16th, is just ordinary. We’re back to small, short-period south swell. Waves around 3ft to 5ft, but the energy is dropping and the wind is a mix of cross-off and cross. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about. A lot of close-outs and not much push.

Then, look, I’ll be straight with you. From Sunday the 17th onwards, it’s pretty much game over. We get a big dip in swell. The week of the 18th through to the 20th is flat—waves are under 2ft with weak energy in the 20s and 40s. It’s a drought.

There’s a little pulse of energy right at the end, around the 21st and 22nd. The swell comes back up to 5ft, but it’s short-period and cross-onshore. It looks stormy and messy. Not worth the drive. The period is too short, the winds are onshore, and it just looks like a close-out. That’s for the kite surfers again, if anything.

So, the long and short of it is this: you’ve got two clear mornings to get after it, and that’s Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th. Thursday morning is the pick of the two. For the next two weeks, that’s your window. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or completely flat. Forecasts change, though, so keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath for the second week.

Rusty out.

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