Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, looking at what’s on the cards for Dolphinarium over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. We’ve got a long dry spell coming up, so don’t get your hopes up for anything firing straight away.

The first sign of any surf at Dolphinarium is not until Monday the 6th of July, and even then it’s a real struggle. We’ve got a tiny 3ft swell mixing in from the WNW with a short, weak 7-second period. The wave energy is weak (75), and the wind’s a cross-on from the WNW at 12 mph, making conditions choppy and poor. The water is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s one plus if you’re just floating around.

That whole first week, into the 7th and 8th, offers nothing special. The swell hangs around the 3ft to 4ft mark, still from the WNW, but the period stays short – under 8 seconds – so there’s no real punch. The wind messes things up most of the time, though Wednesday morning the 8th does see some clean conditions with a light cross-offshore from the SW. But even then, the wave quality is rated as poor. The energy picks up a bit into the moderate range (163), but it’s still not translating into anything worth calling in sick for.

The real best bet, if you can call it that, falls on the morning of Friday the 10th of July. We’ve got a clean morning with light cross-offshore winds from the SW at 6 mph, and the swell drops a touch to 2-3ft from the WNW. The energy is weak (50), but it’s clean. You’d be getting small, weak waves but at least the surface will be tidy. It’s more of a longboard or log session, just getting wet. The crowd factor at Dolphinarium can be a thing *sometimes*, so you might have company on those tiny shoulders.

After that, we go into a painful stretch. From the 11th right through to the 21st of July, the swell almost completely deserts us. Heights drop to 1ft to 2ft, the period stays short and weak (5 to 7 seconds), and the wave energy drops way down into the low double digits or even single digits (11 to 86). The wind is mostly either cross-onshore or clean, but with that little swell, you’re looking at flat, tiny dribbles. The odd clean morning pops up – like Sunday the 19th or Monday the 20th – but with waves barely knee-high, it’s not worth the drive.

There’s one standout that’s worth a mention, even if it’s not epic: Thursday the 9th of July morning. It’s clean, with a gentle cross-offshore breeze from the SW at 9 mph. The swell is small, 3ft from the WNW, with a short period (7 secs) and weak energy (81). It’s labeled as “surfable but very ordinary” – and that’s the honest truth. If you’re absolutely jonesing, that’s your window for a paddle. But honestly, this setup at a beach break with weak, short-period WNW swell and clean conditions is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most of these days. The swell is just too small and gutless.

For the second week, from the 14th onward, it’s the same story. Tiny, weak, and mostly choppy. Don’t hold your breath.

Honestly, it’s a lean forecast. The area tends to have these quiet runs, and this is one of them. A few clean mornings offer the only hope, but the swell just isn’t there.

Rusty.

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