Doran Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Doran Beach for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’m looking at the whole 16-day window and I gotta tell you – there’s no real standout session on offer. The scores are all low, and the few times the swell gets some size, the wind is cross-off and the break just doesn’t line up right for a proper surf. Doran is an inconsistent, exposed beach break that usually needs a good SW swell to work, and we’re mostly getting WNW to NW pulses. The water temp is sitting at about 57°F, which is a full 2°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a little unusual but nothing wild.

The first real chance comes Tuesday morning 7 July with some waist-high 2 ft SW groundswell, period a long 19 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, but the break is a beach, so that long period could make it wall up and close out. Wind is cross-off at 12 mph, so it’s clean but a bit bumpy. Not great. Afternoon that same day jumps to 8 ft but it’s short-period NW windswell – messy and with 19 mph cross-off wind. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday 8 July morning has a similar 3 ft SW groundswell, again clean but marginal. Afternoon pushes to 8 ft WNW windswell, short period, fresh cross-off – just too lumpy and blown out.

Thursday 9 July morning shows 7 ft WNW windswell, still cross-off wind, not great. Afternoon the swell hits 10 ft from NW – that’s way too big for a beach break, and the comment even says it’s too big for this spot. Experts only if you’ve got a death wish, but the wind is still cross-off and the energy is huge (1551). That’s a solid no.

Friday 10 July and Saturday 11 July are more of the same – chest-to-head high windswell with cross-off winds. Not horrible if you’re desperate, but definitely not good.

Sunday 12 July through Monday 13 July the swell drops a bit, but the wind stays cross-off. The whole first week is just a string of marginal conditions. The only session that might be slightly better is Thursday 16 July afternoon – 8 ft WNW swell with a 9-second period, moderate breeze cross-off, energy 1163. That’s about the highest score I see, but it’s still a 3 out of 10. Not a standout.

The second week, from 17 July onwards, the swell stays around chest-high, but the wind turns more cross and even cross-on at times. Sunday 19 July has a tiny 2 ft SW groundswell with long period – looks like it could be clean with light cross-shore wind, but it’s small and inconsistent. The best of a bad bunch might be Tuesday 21 July morning when a 8 ft NW swell comes in with light cross-on wind – energy a huge 1810 – but again, that size for a beach break is more for kites than paddles.

Bottom line: Doran Beach is not delivering any proper waves in this 16-day run. There are no good surf options. The break is inconsistent by nature, and this stretch is just a long flat spell with occasional junk. Could change? Sure, but right now I’d save the gas.

Rusty out.

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