Doura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. We’ve got a long gap of weak, small surf with no real recommendations at all until the middle of the second week. The first real chance to get wet comes around Monday the 13th of July, but even then it’s just barely surfable. So, get ready for a lot of flat days before anything happens.

The only spot in the frame is Doura (river), a break that’s fairly exposed to the swell, but it’s an advanced wave and only fairly consistent. The whole forecast period is dominated by small, weak swells from the northwest, with combined energy values mostly under 100 – that’s weak energy, no power behind it.

From now through Sunday the 12th, there’s nothing doing. Swell heights are tiny, mostly 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with periods bouncing between 5 and 11 seconds. The combined energy is miserable, in the teens, 20s, and 30s. It’s a total write-off. Winds are often glassy or cross-off, so the water would be clean, but there’s just no wave to ride.

The first pulse that shows any life comes on Monday the 13th. Monday morning (13th of July) sees the swell bump up to 3 ft from the northwest, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy finally climbs to 141 (moderate energy). The wind is a light cross-off from the north-northeast at 9 mph, keeping it clean. The guidance calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and the score reflects that – it’s the best of a bad bunch, but far from good. The break is a river setup, so that moderate energy and short period won’t have much shape. It’s the only standout in the whole 16 days, but it’s a very weak one.

Tuesday the 14th offers a similar story in the morning: 3 ft NW swell, 8-second period, combined energy of 122 (moderate), and a light cross-off from the north-northeast at 6 mph. Again, clean but very ordinary. After that, Wednesday the 15th has a 3 ft NW swell with a 10-second period and combined energy of 177 (moderate), but the wind is a light cross-shore from the northwest, which will put a little ripple on the surface. The rest of the period from Thursday the 16th onward drops back into tiny, weak surf with combined energy falling into the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

So, the only real window to paddle out is around Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th of July, with small, clean, but very ordinary waves. Don’t get your hopes up. If you’re a beginner, these tiny waves are fine, but there’s nothing here for anyone looking for a proper session.

Rusty.

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