Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer in the coming weeks.

Overall, it’s a quiet stretch ahead. A lot of small, weak days with poor conditions. The real action is thin on the ground, but there is one morning that stands out if you’re patient.

We start off on Tuesday, 1st September. The morning shows a faint pulse of 2ft swell from the NW, period at 7 seconds. It’s glassy with a light NNE breeze at 3 mph, and the combined energy is weak at 54. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – not a lot to get excited about, but it’s the best we’ve got early on. That afternoon, the wind swings onshore from the NW at 12 mph and the quality drops right off.

From Wednesday, 2nd September, right through to the morning of Friday, 11th September, it’s a long, dry run. Swell heights hover between 1ft and 3ft, periods are short, mostly 5 to 7 seconds, and the combined energy stays below 100. Most days have poor surf conditions, with onshore or cross-onshore winds ruining the shape. There are a few glassy mornings on the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, but the swell is just too weak and small to make anything of it. It’s a gap of over a week with nothing worth paddling out for.

The first real highlight appears on the morning of Friday, 11th September. Dolphinarium will see a 3ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to a moderate 117 – finally some life in the water. The wind is light cross-offshore from the SSW at 6 mph, keeping the surface clean. It’s the best on offer across the whole forecast. The swell is small enough for beginners and the clean conditions will make it feel better than it is. The downside is that crowds are possible here, so you might have some company. This is the morning to target.

Saturday, 12th September, the morning is still decent with a 3ft swell from the WNW, period 7 seconds, combined energy at 84. Light cross-offshore winds again. It’s a solid option if you missed Friday, but the energy is backing off.

After that, from Sunday, 13th September, right through to Wednesday, 16th September, it’s back to small, weak, and mostly poor conditions. Swell drops to 2ft to 2ft, periods are short, and the afternoons get chopped up by onshore wind. The mornings are glassy or clean, but the waves just aren’t there.

Bottom line: the only real standout is the morning of Friday, 11th September. Get out there if you can, because the rest of the run is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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