Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Doheney Beach are lookin’ a bit flat and tough. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands for most of the period, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

Right now, through Tuesday the 7th of July and into the start of next week, we’re stuck with marginal, weak surf. The swell is coming from the SSW, but it’s just not got the grunt. Wave heights are tiny, barely scraping 4 ft at best, but with a long 18-second period that’ll make it super inconsistent. The combined wave energy is reading at a moderate 853, but it feels like a tease because the quality just isn’t there. Winds are mostly light cross-onshore or cross-shore, which isn’t cleaning it up properly, and a lot of the time the conditions are just poor.

Honestly, from the 7th right through to the 19th of July, it’s a real struggle. There are days with next to nothing – 2 ft and 3 ft dribble – and the energy drops right off into the low hundreds. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there, just flat-line frustration. For a beginner-friendly reef break, it’s not even good practice. If you’re dead keen, Tuesday the 14th afternoon might offer a tiny window with some clean conditions from a WNW cross-off shore breeze, but the wave height is only 2 ft. Not exactly a stand-out.

Now, after a long, long wait, we do see a flicker of life around the 19th and 20th of July. Sunday the 19th afternoon shows a bit more pulse with a 3 ft swell from the SW, but the combined energy jumps nicely to 1019. Still, it’s marginal and the wind is light cross-shore. Then on Monday the 20th morning, we get the biggest swell of the whole forecast: 4 ft from the S, with a 12-second period. The energy is a moderate 779. It’s still classed as marginal and the wind is light cross-shore, so it could be a bit lumpy, but 4 ft is the best we’re going to get. That Monday the 20th morning window is the only real standout in this whole bleak picture – but keep in mind it’s two weeks away, so don’t book the trip just yet. There’s a chance it cleans up a bit on the 20th afternoon with a WNW cross-off breeze bringing clean conditions, but the swell drops back to 3 ft.

So, a tough outlook. A massive gap of almost no real surf until the 19th, and then one small window of hope around the 20th. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a poor run, but forecasts can change.

Stay patient, brothers and sisters.

Rusty.

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