Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the Dolphinarium stretch over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the surf outlook is pretty flat and quiet. There’s no real swell to speak of for the first week and a half or so. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak waves and mostly onshore or cross-onshore breezes that’ll keep things messy. Don’t get your hopes up for anything worth paddling out for until we hit the second week.

The water temperature is sitting at 82° at the start, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a little above average.

We kick things off from Tuesday, 14 July, right through to about Wednesday, 23 July. The swell height barely gets above 3 ft, and for most of that period it’s hanging around 1 ft to 3 ft. The combined energy is tiny – mostly two-digit numbers like 35 and 74, meaning barely a ripple. Winds are mostly cross-off in the mornings, which is okay, but the afternoons get sloppy with a cross-on breeze. You’ll see some glassy mornings on Saturday the 18th, Sunday the 19th, and Monday the 20th, but with waves that small (1 ft to 2 ft) and a weak 7-second period, there’s just no push. It’s a complete write-off for proper surfing.

Now, the first time we see a little pulse is on Friday morning, 24 July. Swell bumps up to 5 ft from the west-northwest, with an 8-second period. The combined energy hits 270 – that’s moderate. Morning winds are cross-off from the south-southwest at 12 mph, so it could be clean-ish. But the surf report says it’s “marginal,” so don’t expect a classic. This is still a beginner-friendly size, nothing too gnarly. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have company.

Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th mornings also show some improvement – 4 ft and 3 ft respectively, with light cross-off breezes and clean conditions. Combined energy drops to 179 and 72, so nothing huge, but at least it’s surfable. The swell direction is from the west-northwest, which isn’t the optimum northwest the break prefers, but it’s not terrible.

If I had to pick a standout, it’s Friday morning, 24 July. That’s the biggest swell we see (5 ft), combined with clean cross-off wind and moderate energy. It’s not world-class, but it’s the best on offer in a mostly flat forecast. Keep an eye on it, but remember – we’re talking a week and a half out, so don’t book your flights just yet.

After that, it fades back to nothing. The last few days of July show tiny swell and glassy mornings, but again, no power.

So, overall: a long, quiet stretch with one sniff of action on Friday the 24th. The rest is strictly for the flat-water crew.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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