Dogmans (Rincon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. It’s a quiet stretch for the most part, so let’s be straight up about it.

We’re looking at a long, flat spell. From Wednesday the 26th of August all the way through to the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September, there’s just nothing doing. The swell energy is reading a big fat zero for days on end, and what little bumps in the water show up are under 0.7ft with weak energy readings of 1-14. It’s gonna be a lake out there. You’ll have some glassy mornings, but a glassy flat ocean is still flat.

There are a few tiny blips in this first stretch, but nothing you’d paddle out for. The wind stays light and clean for the most part, so it’s not a total write-off for a swim, but the surfboard stays in the car. We get a slight nudge of 0.3ft on the 30th but it’s just not enough to matter.

Finally, on the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September, things start to wake up. We get 2ft of north-northeast swell with a period of 8 seconds. It’s short-period windswell, not the most powerful stuff. The energy reading is a weak 64, but it’s something. The morning sees a glassy, light west wind, which will keep it clean. This is the standout of the whole run, purely because it’s the only time we get a sniff of a wave. It’s not a classic, but it’s surfable. Dogmans (Rincon) is a fairly consistent reef, but with this little energy, it’s going to be marginal and for the more experienced crew. The style of break might make the most of it.

After that, it falls away again. The wind picks up from the north on Wednesday afternoon, putting a bit of chop on the 2ft of swell, and by Thursday morning the 10th we’re back to a weak 1ft.

So, the long and short of it is this: don’t get your hopes up for the next week and a half. There’s one day, the 9th of September, that could offer a clean but small wave for those who just need a paddle. Beyond that, we’re waiting on a better pulse of swell to really get things going. Forecasts can change though, and this spot stays fairly consistent, so a blank run like this doesn’t tend to last forever.

Rusty.

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