Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the lowdown in feet and miles per hour.

To put it plainly, the next sixteen days are looking pretty flat and sloppy. The swell is small and weak, and the conditions are messy for most of the time. If you’re keen for a paddle, there are a few clean windows, but don’t get your hopes up. Most of the time, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave heights are stuck around 1ft to 3ft.

We’re looking at Dolphinarium first. It’s a beginner spot, exposed to the swell, but the swell we’re getting is coming from the WNW, not its preferred NW direction. The water temperature is 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—about 3° above average, so the water is warm.

The first few days are a washout. Sunday the 6th has a small 2ft swell, but the wind is messy, and the combined energy is weak at just 42. Monday the 7th is similar—clean in the morning with a 2ft swell and light SSW wind at 3 mph, but the energy is only 35, and the swell period is short at 6 seconds. Not worth the trip.

Tuesday the 8th morning is glassy, with a 2ft WNW swell and no wind—clean, but the energy is only 37 and the period is short. It’s surfable if you’re learning, but there’s no power.

The only standout is Wednesday the 9th morning. We get a 2ft WNW swell, glassy conditions with a light SW breeze, and the combined energy bumps up a bit to 65. The period hits 8 seconds, which is the best we’ll see. It’s still small, but for clean, gentle waves for a beginner, this is your best bet in the whole forecast.

After that, it’s back to small, weak, and often choppy. Thursday the 10th morning has 2ft and glassy conditions, but the energy is only 33. There are a few more glassy mornings scattered through the week, like Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th, but the swell stays tiny.

By the second week, things drop off even more. From the 14th of September onwards, wave heights are mostly 1ft to 2ft, with energy figures dropping into single digits or the low teens. Thursday the 17th afternoon has a tiny 1ft NW swell with an energy of just 8. Nothing doing.

If you’re looking for a kite session rather than a paddle, the onshore afternoons with 2ft to 3ft and moderate wind could be more fun, but for surfing? It’s pretty much a two-week flat spell.

Stay patient – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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