Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a quiet story for Doheney Beach, so let’s get into it.

Right from the get-go Thursday the 2nd, we’ve got a weak 3ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a long 17-second period. That’s got some energy behind it (395) but the setup is fighting it – a light cross-onshore breeze is making things sloppy. The water is sitting at 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but the surf itself is poor. Friday and Saturday look like more of the same story: waist-high waves in the 2ft to 3ft range with that cross-shore wind, leaving a real chop on the surface. It’s marginal at best, and honestly, not worth rushing for.

We get a tiny nudge up to 3ft on Tuesday the 7th morning with a little more energy building (850 that afternoon), but it’s still that SSW swell direction and light cross-onshore wind. The quality just isn’t there. Wednesday the 8th morning goes more onshore from the south, and while the height hangs around the 3ft mark, the wind is not on our side. This continues into the second week with the swell dropping steadily. From Sunday the 12th onwards, we're looking at 3ft and smaller, dropping right down to 1ft by Wednesday the 15th. The wind does swing to a clean cross-offshore on Monday the 13th afternoon, but there's barely any swell left, so it’s a clean, tiny wave at best.

There’s nothing here that screams “go session.” The consistent swell direction from the SSW is good for the spot, but the wave heights are small and the wind is either cross or onshore for the majority of the period. The real standout, if you can call it that, is the period around Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th July where the swell is at its biggest (3ft to 4ft) and the energy is moderate (650-850), but don't expect perfection. For a reef break like Doheney, a long period swell like this (17-20 seconds at times) can make the waves jack up a bit, but it also tends to make them wall up and close out on a beachier section.

Honestly, my call is that this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer if you’ve got the gear. For a surfer on a normal board, it’s a long 16-day outlook with very little to get excited about. Forecasts can always change, but right now, the good news is in short supply.

Rusty.

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