Douglas Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, my fellow wave-chasers, Rusty here with the 16-day picture. We've got a story that starts off sweet, then gets downright gnarly, before maybe, just maybe, cleaning up at the end.

The first few days are your best bet. Douglas Point is the spot to be this Sunday morning, July 19th. We've got clean 5 foot swells rolling in from the west, with a nice 12-second interval. The water temp is a pleasant 60°, a touch warmer than average. That north wind is blowing straight offshore, making for some smooth, lined-up waves. Energy is strong (1208 combined). This is fantastic intermediate to expert surf, but at this size it's getting too big for beginners. It's a fairly consistent reef, so the sets will be there, but expect a few other surfers in the water with you.

Monday morning, July 20th, keeps the quality high. You'll see 5 foot swell out of the southwest, but with a very long period of 15 seconds. That means loads of power. For a reef like Douglas Point, those long-period groundswells should connect up beautifully, especially with that offshore north wind glassing it off.

Things get messy from Tuesday. We see the swell jump to a solid 8 to 9 feet, which is definitely expert territory. While Tuesday morning holds a clean offshore wind, by Wednesday the 22nd the wind shifts and tears it all apart. The swell drops in period and gets short and weak, but the wind is cross-shore and strong, turning everything into a lumpy chop. This big, wind-chopped surf from the 22nd onward looks like a kiteboarding session, not a surf session.

There's a real dead spot from the 22nd through the 26th. The swell is either too big and messy, or it drops right out.

Now, the long-range look for Monday, July 27th is where we might see another winner, but it's a long way out. The outlook shows that north wind swinging back offshore, and the swell building back up. The afternoon of the 27th shows a solid 11 to 12 feet of west swell with good period. If that wind holds, it will be a day for experts only, with some seriously heavy waves. The energy readings for that window are massive (3896 and up).

But just as quickly as it builds, it looks like it gets blown out again by onshore winds and turns into big, bumpy wash for the final days of the month and into the beginning of August. The end of the run looks small and onshore, ideal for a rest day.

So the plan is simple: surf Sunday and Monday mornings. The rest of the story is for watching and waiting. Rusty out.

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