Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Look, I’m not gonna sugar-coat it – we’ve got a pretty flat and frustrating run ahead at Doheney Beach. The next 16 days are mostly a battle against marginal conditions, with very few windows where you’d actually want to paddle out. The water’s sitting at a balmy 77° right now, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s the only thing that’s really pumping.

The first real chance to get wet won’t come until Saturday September 5th. That morning, a 4ft S swell at 13 seconds rolls in, packing moderate energy (1043). Light cross-shore wind from the west will keep it clean enough, but it’s still a marginal call. The afternoon swaps to a 4ft SSW swell with longer 16-second period and a touch more energy (1127) – still nothing to write home about.

If you’ve got the patience, Sunday September 6th morning sees the biggest swell of the whole outlook – 6ft from the south at 14 seconds (1174 energy). That’s solid enough for a few fun ones, but it’s a bit big for beginners. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the southwest, so expect a few ripples. On Monday September 7th, you’ll find a similar 5ft SSW swell (1040 energy) with light cross-shore wind – that’s about the best we’re going to get.

After that it’s a slow fade. Swell drops back under 4ft through the following week and the conditions turn onshore or straight on from the south. Thursday September 10th afternoon gets blown out by a 16 mph westerly crosswind – that’s a write-off.

The very end of the outlook throws a little surprise: Wednesday September 16th afternoon and Thursday September 17th afternoon both show a 2ft SW groundswell with a super long 18-to-21-second period (373 and 403 energy) and clean cross-offshore wind from the WNW. That’s a long-period wave, so it’ll be better on the point than the beach, but at this size you’re looking at tiny, glassy peelers. Still, for a guy with a log it might be the cleanest session of the lot.

Crowds are a factor here – Doheney is often busy, so expect company on those few marginal windows. Honestly, it’s a lean period. Mostly it’s kite-surfing weather when it’s not flat.

Rusty.

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