Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. The finder only points us to one spot, Doheney Beach, and honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got some decent energy coming in, but it’s not going to be a non-stop party. The first real action kicks off this Sunday morning, the 6th of September.

That morning, Doheney Beach is looking like the pick of the whole window. We’ve got a solid 6.2ft south swell rolling in with a long period of 14 seconds, so that’s proper groundswell. The wind is light from the north, straight offshore and clean. That’s a beautiful combination – clean faces and plenty of push. The combined swell energy is pumping at 1441 (strong to very strong), so there’s a lot of water moving. Keep in mind, at this size it’s edging into expert territory, especially with that long period. The water temp is pretty average for this time of year, so no worries there.

Sunday afternoon stays clean with a 4.9ft south swell, wind is light and cross-off. Still good, but not the standout of the morning.

Monday the 7th sees the swell drop a touch to 5.2ft from the SSW, with a 12-second period. Morning is clean with a cross-off wind, but the energy has dropped to 881 (moderate). By Monday afternoon, the wind picks up and the quality slips.

From Tuesday the 8th onward, it gets smaller and a bit iffy. Tuesday morning has a clean 3.0ft SSW swell, energy down to 577 (moderate), but the afternoon gets blown out a bit.

Wednesday the 9th through to the end of the forecast period, we’re looking at small, weak surf. Most days are under 3.3ft with periods dropping off and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy values drop into the 200s and 300s (weak to moderate). There’s a long stretch from about Wednesday the 9th through to around Friday the 18th of September where the recommendations are marginal at best. We’re talking a solid week and a half of very small, poor quality surf. A few days might have a clean-looking morning, like Monday the 14th or Tuesday the 15th, but the swell is tiny (1.3ft to 2.0ft) and the winds are light cross-onshore. Not worth paddling out for.

By the time we get to Saturday the 19th of September, there’s a tiny bump in energy, but it’s still just 2.6ft from the SW and the wind is onshore. It’s pretty flat out there for most of the second week. The only true standout is that Sunday morning the 6th. Get on it if you can handle a bit of size.

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