Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a bit of a slow start and a long dry spell ahead. The first real chance to get wet kicks off on Thursday, 30th July, but it's not going to be anything to write home about. The best we see is a small window of moderate energy, but it's not a classic.

The standout period, if you can call it that, is the first couple of days. On Thursday morning, Doheney Beach will see a 5ft swell from the south, with a period of 14 seconds. That's a decent groundswell, and the combined energy is strong at 1051. The wind is a light cross-shore from the WSW at 6 mph, which will keep things reasonably clean. The water temperature is a notable 74°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. That morning is the pick of the bunch, but it's still described as marginal, so don't expect perfection. The swell direction is S, but this spot really prefers it from the SSW, so it's not quite hitting the break perfectly.

From Thursday afternoon onwards, the swell starts to drop, and the wind turns more cross-on. By Friday the 31st, we're looking at 4ft to 4ft with light winds, but the energy is already dropping. The readings are still marginal, and the wave quality is just not there.

Then comes the bad news. From Saturday, 1st August right through to the end of the forecast on Friday, 14th August, it's pretty much a write-off. The swell drops to below 3ft, and for most of that period it's below 2ft. The combined energy rarely cracks 400, and most days are rated as poor surf conditions. The wind is often onshore or cross-on, and the swell direction is rarely from the optimum SSW. There's a long stretch of flat, small, and messy surf. Even the longer period swells that pop up later in the second week, like the 19-second and 20-second pulses, are too small to do anything with and the wind is against them. It's a grim run for Doheney Beach.

So, to sum it up: Thursday morning, 30th July is your only real chance to get a surf. It's a small, clean, warmer-than-average window of moderate energy. After that, the forecast is a wasteland of small, poor-quality surf for nearly two weeks. It's a real bummer, but sometimes it's like that. Keep an eye on it, forecasts can change, but right now, it's looking lean.

Rusty.

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