Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.

Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak picture across the whole 16-day window. We’ve got a run of tiny, weak swell and onshore winds that just won’t let up. There’s a real gap in quality surf, with nothing worth getting excited about until the very last week, and even then it’s marginal. For the most part, you’re looking at small, gutless waves and choppy conditions.

The only spot on the map that’s even trying is Dolphinarium. Now, I’ll be straight with you: it’s a beginner wave, fairly consistent, but it’s not going to blow your mind. The water’s sitting at a warm 84°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s one small mercy.

The first chance to get wet is Thursday morning, July 30th. We’ve got a tiny 3 ft NW swell, with a period of just 7 seconds – that’s short-period wind swell, not a lot of push. The combined swell energy is weak at 71. But the wind is glassy, WSW at 3 mph, so it’ll be clean as a whistle. It’s surfable, just very ordinary.

From Thursday afternoon, it goes downhill fast. The wind swings to a cross-on or onshore NW breeze at 12 mph for most of the following days, just chopping up what little swell there is. The swell drops to 2 ft and 2 ft with periods of 5 to 8 seconds, and the combined energy plummets into the double digits – pathetic stuff.

There is a small glimmer on Wednesday morning, August 5th. Another glassy window with WSW wind at 3 mph, but the swell is a tiny 2 ft at 6 seconds. It’s clean but barely worth paddling out for.

After that, the pattern is the same: morning glass-offs with tiny, weak, short-period swell, and afternoons ruined by onshore wind. By the time we get to the second week, from about August 9th onward, the swell barely tickles 1 ft, and the combined energy drops into the single digits. It’s a total write-off for a proper surf. On August 13th and 14th, we’re looking at 0.7 ft to 1 ft waves – that’s barely a ripple.

So, the only real standout, and I use the term loosely, is Thursday morning, July 30th at Dolphinarium. For a total beginner, that glassy 3 ft NW swell might be a fun, safe session. For anyone else? Just leave the board in the shed. There’s nothing here for a seasoned surfer throughout the whole 16 days.

Signing off, Rusty.

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