Dondra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, let's get into it. Water temp is a balmy 29° – that's a bit above the usual for this time of year, about a degree and a half, so you can leave the full wetsuit at home.

The surf this week is nothing to write home about, but there's a couple of pulses. We're starting Wednesday morning with a clean 1.3m at 14 seconds, with a sweet west cross-off breeze. There's some energy there, a moderate 1359. It's a bit weak, so you'll be hunting for the sets.

The next few days, the wind goes more westerly-southwest and brings some cross-shore chop. Thursday and Friday are messy, with 1-1.5m waves, but the wind gets jumbly and it's hard to find a clean wave.

Saturday, the 19th, is a bit bigger. The swell builds to 1.9m in the morning and 2.2m in the afternoon. The period is holding at 16 seconds, and it's a cross-off breeze. The energy is up there, 2319, so there's some push. But it's still only just about a 3 out of 10, so the banks are a bit iffy.

Now, the standout. That’s the 26th of September. Saturday. The swell jumps to 2-2.3m, but the big news is the period – a long 20 seconds. This is proper groundswell, with a huge energy reading of 4198. It's meaty. The downside is the wind is more cross, not properly offshore, so there's a bit of chop on top. It's going to be a serious session.

Everything between now and then is pretty marginal. Around the 22nd to the 25th, it's small and messy, but mostly, it's all a bit "meh." The last good chance is the 1st of October, with a 1.5m southwest swell and 19-second period. The wind is cross-off, but there might be some leftover storm energy.

So, there you have it. A couple of windows, but don't expect a classic run. That Saturday the 26th looks like the pick, with that long, strong groundswell. It's big, so be sure you know what you're doing.

Rusty.

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