Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, grab your wetties. Rusty here with the long-range look for Doheney Beach.

We’ve got a bit of a slow cooker of a forecast ahead. The first real standout hits us right out of the gate on Monday the 7th. The morning session is where it’s at. We’re looking at a solid 6 ft SSW groundswell with a nice long 13-second period. That’s packing some proper punch, with combined wave energy sitting at a solid 1057. The wind is a light WNW cross-off, so the face will be clean. This is excellent surf, but that size and power means it’s strictly for the experienced crew. If you’re a beginner, give this one a miss. The water is sitting at 73°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year – a good 6° above average, so you might get away with a thinner suit.

The afternoon of Monday the 7th drops off a bit. The swell is still 6 ft but the energy is fading to 879 and the wind picks up. It’s still surfable, but the morning is the clear winner.

After that, we hit a dry spell. The swell drops right off on Tuesday the 8th, with the wind going cross-shore and the waves getting weak. From Wednesday the 9th through to the end of the second week, it’s mostly a story of small, poor-quality waves and onshore winds. There are a few brief moments, like the morning of Wednesday the 9th with a tiny 2 ft, long-period 16-second SW swell and light cross-off winds, but it’s just not enough to get excited about. The energy numbers are in the 200-400 range, which is weak. Frankly, for a long stretch there, it’s looking more like a kite-surfing setup than a surfable wave for a paddle board.

There is a glimmer of hope toward the end of the run. On Friday the 18th of September, the afternoon looks intriguing. The swell is small, only 2 ft, but it’s a very long-period 19-second SW groundswell. The wind is forecast to be glassy, completely calm. That’s a rare treat. The wave energy is 477. For a reef break like Doheney, that long period groundswell can really wrap in and produce some clean, lined-up waves, even if they’re not big. It’s a hopeful sign for the far end of the forecast.

Then Saturday the 19th keeps the same swell direction with a similar period, but with a light cross-off or cross-shore breeze, keeping things clean. The energy builds to 644 by the afternoon.

So, the simple story: Monday morning, September 7th, is the absolute standout. Everything else for the next week and a half is a write-off, with a promising but uncertain window of glassy, small, long-period goodness opening up around Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th. Keep an eye on that one.

Rusty.

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