Dooms Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Dooms Surf Guide

Dooms in Aruba is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. The best wind direction is from the southwest. The best swell direction is from the northwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of urchins, rips and rocks.

Dooms Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	27.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dooms:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dooms occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Dooms (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Dooms with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in October while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 94% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

94%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dooms Location Map

Interactive Dooms surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Dooms is Reina Beatrix International (Oranjestad) Airport (AUA) in Aruba, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Dooms is Josefa Camejo (Paraguana) Airport (LSP) in Venezuela, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Dooms Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:28 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	10	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Dooms look like?

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Tides at Dooms

Current tide and informaton

For Arasji, 2 km from Dooms.

Next High Water: 02:22am | 0.31m

Next Low Water: 12:33pm | -0.01m

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Dooms Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (27.5 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Dooms won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite