Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's break down what we’re working with here. I’ve taken a good look at the charts for Dolphinarium, and to be honest, mate, it’s a pretty lean run over the next couple of weeks. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s where the good news peaks.

We’re looking at a long, quiet stretch ahead. The first few days, from Monday the 17th through to around the end of the third week of August, are basically flat and messy. The swell is tiny – under 3ft – and it’s coming from the NW, which is the right direction for this spot, but the period is short (7 seconds or less) and the wave energy is very weak (values like 79, 81, and lower). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and poor.

There’s a slight glimmer on the morning of Tuesday the 18th. The wind goes glassy with a whisper of a westerly breeze. The swell is still small, just 3ft from the WNW at 7 seconds, and the energy is still moderate at best (81). It’s surfable, but very ordinary. You could get a couple of soft ones if you’re desperate, but it’s not worth getting excited about. Crowds are possible here, with it being a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, but nobody’s lining up for this.

The pattern continues with nothing decent. The wind is all over the place – north, NNW, onshore, cross-on – with swell barely breaking 2ft and periods dropping to 3-5 seconds at one point. The week from the 19th to the 25th of August is a total write-off. Even when the wind goes glassy again on Monday the 24th, the swell is only 1ft. That’s a lake, not an ocean.

The first real flicker of life doesn’t show until the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. We get a light cross-offshore from the SW, cleaning things up, and the swell bumps to 2ft from the WNW with a slightly longer period of 8 seconds. Energy stays weak (around 50), but it would be clean. Still, only worth a 1 out of 10 in my book. Nothing you’d plan a trip around.

The best of the whole 16-day window, and I say this with caution, lands on the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. We've got a clean cross-offshore breeze from the SW and a 3ft WNW swell with an 8-second period. The energy finally climbs into the moderate range (130). This is the only time the swell breaks the 3ft mark with clean wind. Afternoon on that same day is ruined by onshores. It’s also the only window where the overall forecast quality suggests a solid, if modest, option.

For the absolute best chance of a surf this entire 16-day stretch, get to Dolphinarium on the morning of Sunday, 30th of August. It'll be small but clean. Late on the morning of Thursday the 27th of August is a secondary, much smaller option for a paddle.

Outside of that? You’re looking at a solid week-plus of hardly anything ridable. It’s a blank run, but for this spot in late summer, that’s not unusual.

Rusty.

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