Doran Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Doran Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first week is a bit of a slow burn. We're looking at a real quiet start with small, weak swells and cross-onshore winds messing with the surface. The water is sitting at 56°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about. For the first few days, from Wednesday the 5th through to Saturday the 8th, the wave energy is low (206 to 468), with heights barely cracking 2ft and periods all over the shop. It's not totally flat, but you'd be working hard for scraps.

Now, things start to get interesting on Sunday the 9th. We've got a pulse of new swell rolling in. The morning shows a solid 6ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 875. The wind is a clean cross-offshore breeze, so the setup is looking pretty good. This is the first real standout of the forecast. The afternoon stays clean with a 7ft swell, though the period drops to 9 seconds, and the wind picks up a bit. It's still the best session of the week so far.

Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th see the swell dropping back to around 6ft, still with a 10-second period, but the wind swings onshore, making it a bit of a mess. The energy is still moderate (737 to 784), but the conditions are just marginal. The rest of the week into the weekend is a bit of a mixed bag – some bigger pulses, but the wind is usually on it or the period is too short to really get excited.

Hold on, though. Looking way out, we've got a real sleeper on the distant horizon. On Tuesday the 18th, the afternoon session shows a 6ft swell from the WNW with a 12-second period, and the combined energy blasts up to 1086. That's a moderate-to-strong energy reading, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore. Then on Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, the swell builds. Wednesday the 19th afternoon hits 8ft from the NW, and Thursday the 20th afternoon peaks at 8ft from the WNW. That's big, clean, cross-offshore power. But here's the catch: the period is only 7 seconds. That's short-period wind swell, so it'll be a punchy, lumpy wave, not a smooth groundswell. At 8ft, this is expert-only territory, and for a beach break, it might be a bit of a washing machine. Still, for a *standout* in the long-range, that Sunday the 9th morning is your best bet for a clean, manageable wave.

If you're a beginner, keep it to the small windows. The 7ft+ stuff is for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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