Dolphinarium Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a quiet spell for most of the run. The first decent surfable window doesn’t show up until Thursday morning the 24th, and even then it’s just ordinary. The real standout, the only one worth getting properly excited about, is Saturday morning the 25th. That’s your best bet by a long way.

We’ve got a small, weak swell from the WNW trickling in for days, but the wind is all over the shop. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is about 2° warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s a little above average.

Let’s talk about that Saturday morning at Dolphinarium. The swell is only 5ft from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds, so it’s short-period stuff. The combined energy is moderate at 236. The real winner here is the wind: a light cross-off breeze from the SSW at 6 mph. That’ll keep the surface clean. It’s rated for beginners, but the wave height is just under the 5ft mark, so it’s still manageable for most. The crowds are sometimes an issue here, so be ready for company.

The rest of the period is a bit of a write-off. After Saturday morning, the wind swings onshore or cross-on, the swell drops, and the conditions get messy. You get a few glassy mornings around the 20th and 21st, but the swell is tiny (1ft to 2ft) with weak energy, so it’s not going to be worth paddling out for. The gap between the Saturday morning highlight and anything else decent stretches all the way to Friday morning the 31st, where we get a glassy morning with 3ft swell, but again, it’s just “surfable” – nothing special.

For a beginner-friendly spot like Dolphinarium, this blank run isn’t too unusual, but it’s a bit of a bummer. The forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this flat for long, so keep an eye on the charts. But for now, the only real game in town is that Saturday morning session.

Rusty.

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