Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s heading our way over the next couple of weeks. It’s not gonna be a classic run, so keep your expectations in check.

We’re looking at a long stretch of marginal, small-wave conditions. The first real standouts are pretty limited. The main, and really only, consistent spot on offer is Doheney Beach (United States). It’s a beginner-friendly reef break that’s fairly consistent, but crowds are likely here often.

The best of the whole period looks to be Sunday, July 5th. It’s not a day for the record books, but it’s the pick. Doheney Beach will have clean 3 ft SSW groundswell with a very long 18-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate (467). The morning is your window, with light cross-shore winds keeping it glassy. The water temp is about average for this time of year. That long period will give it great shape on this reef, but it might be a little too walled for the beach breaks. Afternoon gets a bit choppy with a 12 mph cross-shore breeze.

Monday the 6th is next best. You’ll see similar 3 ft SSW swell pushing in with moderate energy (530), but the wind turns light cross-onshore in the morning, which is not as clean. Still ridable. By Monday afternoon, a 20-second period is on offer but with a gentle cross-shore breeze.

After that, the surf goes downhill fast. We get a string of days from Tuesday the 7th through to the middle of the month where the wave height hangs around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s going to be messy. The combined energy numbers stay moderate (around 800-900), but the quality is poor as the conditions fight the swell.

We hit a flat spell around Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th where the swell drops to a tiny 1 ft. Not worth paddling out for.

There’s a slight blip on Thursday, July 16th, with a 3 ft short-period west swell pushing in, but the period is only 9 seconds, so the energy is weak (295) and it’s not going to hold together well on this reef.

The second week is grim. Small, weak surf stays on the menu, with mostly onshore winds. The only slight flicker of hope is the Sunday afternoon of July 19th with a 3 ft SW groundswell, long 17-second period, and moderate energy (816), paired with a light cross-shore breeze. It’s still marginal, but it’s the best of a bad bunch. Keep your eye on the long-range forecasts, but don’t hold your breath.

Bottom line: if you want the best chance of a wave, make Sunday morning or Monday morning this week your target. The rest of the month is looking sleepy.

Rusty.

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