Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Dolphinarium are pretty grim for paddle surfing. We’ve got a long gap of small, weak, and messy surf to start with. There’s a glimmer of something worth paddling out for right at the tail end, but patience is the name of the game here.

For the first ten days, from Tuesday the 25th of August right through to the morning of Sunday the 6th of September, the swell is tiny and gutless. We’re talking knee-high slop at best, mostly around 1 feet to 2 feet from the WNW, with a short period of 6 to 7 seconds. The combined swell energy stays weak, often below 50, just a dribble of foamy leftovers. The winds are all over the place, sometimes glassy in the mornings, but kicking up into a rough cross-off or onshore mess by the afternoon. The water temperature is 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s just not worth getting wet unless you’re desperate to sit on a board and tan.

Now, the one real standout comes on Sunday the 6th of September. The morning session is the only time worth putting a wetsuit on. The swell jumps to 6 feet from the WNW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy clocks in at a solid 344 – that’s moderate energy, a real pulse of life. The wind is light and offshore from the SW, making for clean glassy conditions. At 6 feet this is still fine for most intermediates, though beginners might find it a bit of a handful. The crowd situation is described as “sometimes,” so you might have a few others out, but it’s hardly a zoo. The only downside is that the optimum swell direction for this break is NW and this swell is coming from the WNW, so it’s a bit off-angle. Still, clean surf with actual power is the best we’re gonna get.

After that morning, the blustery onshore winds return, and the swell drops back down to small, ordinary waves through the rest of the second week. There’s nothing else that really fires in the forecast window.

So, bottom line: save your energy for Sunday the 6th of September, early. It’s not a world-class day, but after all that flatness, it’ll feel like heaven. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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