Doolin Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Doolin Point over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a rough stretch ahead. This is a heavy, exposed reef that needs everything to line up, and for most of this run, the wind and the swell just aren’t playing ball. The water’s sitting at a touch warmer than average for now, at 62.1°F, but that’s about the only thing that’s comfortable.

We start off on Wednesday the 22nd with tiny 1ft west swell and a cross-off breeze, but the energy is weak as a whisper (16) and it’s a no-go. That sets the tone. The next several days are just a write-off. Through Thursday and Friday, we’ve got onshore wind and poor conditions. By Saturday the 25th, the swell picks up to 5ft to 5.5ft, but with heavy onshore wind hitting 22 mph and energy climbing into the moderate range (225 to 412), it’s just a messy, blown-out wall of water. Sunday the 26th is the biggest pulse we see in the first week, with 6ft swell and combined energy shooting up to 651, but it’s all coming in under a fresh cross-onshore wind. That’s raw, lumpy power – not for the faint-hearted, but even experts will be fighting the chop. The whole first week and into the start of the second is just a saga of onshore and cross-onshore wind, with the swell never dropping below 2.5ft but always accompanied by a stiff breeze.

There’s a glimmer on Friday the 31st. We get a tiny 1.5ft west swell and finally some light offshore wind from the east. The ocean cleans right up, but the energy is just pitiful (25). It’s clean but tiny. Then we hit a real dead zone from the 1st of August through to the 4th – days and days of sub-1.5ft surf and next to no energy. It’s flat.

The only real stand-out in this whole 16-day window comes on Wednesday the 5th of August. We’ve got a 2.5ft west swell rolling in with an 11-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy for a wave this size. The wind is light and cross-off from the southeast, so it should be clean. The combined energy (116) is moderate, and it’s enough to put some shape on Doolin’s ledges. This is the one. It’s small, sure, but it’s the only time any quality lines will show. Even then, it’s marginal – the afternoon turns to junk. After that, Thursday the 6th kicks back up to 5.5ft but with cross-on wind again, so it’s back to the struggle.

Honestly, the pick of the litter is that morning window on the 5th. If you’re desperate, go for a paddle then on a longboard. The rest? You’d be better off staying home or waiting for the next system. This reef needs a lot more cooperation than it’s getting.

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