Doura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s shaping up for Doura.

The next 16 days are a mixed bag, with a big quiet patch in the middle. The best surf is gonna be bookended around Monday the 7th and then again over a week later. The window really narrows, so you gotta pick your moments.

Doura’s a river mouth setup, and this stretch of NW swell is the main game. Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there. The first few days are pretty ordinary – small, weak, and nothing to get excited about. The combined energy readings are all low, under 100, which tells you it’s flat and weak. Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th are mostly poor, with tiny waves around 2ft to 3ft and messy winds. Saturday morning does go glassy though, so if you’re desperate for a longboard knee-padder, that’s your only slight chance.

Now, Monday the 7th is where it finally wakes up. The swell bumps to 4ft from the NW with a combined energy reading of 279 – that’s moderate energy, finally some push. The wind is a light easterly cross-off, so it’ll be clean. Not a standout, but it’s the first morning worth paddling out. The afternoon gets a stronger 4ft swell and the energy jumps to 476, but the wind picks up to a moderate breeze, so it’s borderline choppy.

Tuesday the 8th is the true standout. Morning session is the pick of the whole outlook. Swell holds at 4ft from the NW, but the period stretches to 11 seconds, and the combined energy is 451. That’s proper groundswell. Wind is light and offshore from the NNE – glassy, lined-up waves. It’s still a smallish size, so good for a wider range of surfers, though Doura is rated advanced and fairly consistent, so don’t expect a learner wave. Crowds are possible here. Tuesday afternoon gets bigger at 6ft from the NW, but the wind goes cross-off and choppier, so morning is the clear winner.

From Wednesday the 9th through to Wednesday the 16th, it’s a long dry spell. Swell hangs around 1ft to 2ft, periods are short, and combined energy drops into the double digits and low triple digits. Winds are all over the place – onshore, cross, cross-off – but the lack of size kills it. That’s a solid 9-day gap with nothing worth recommending.

Then, on Thursday the 17th, we get a late pulse. Morning brings 3ft from the NW, period around 9 seconds, combined energy of 284, and glassy conditions with a light NE breeze. Clean, small, fun. It’s promising but it’s over a week away, so keep an eye on it. Friday the 18th morning is similar, glassy again but 3ft, so smaller but still user-friendly.

So, to wrap it up: the only two windows are Tuesday the 8th morning (the standout) and maybe Thursday the 17th morning as a long-range hopeful. The rest is a long, flat run. For a river mouth like Doura, that blank run is pretty normal for this time of year.

Stay stoked, grab that Tuesday morning if you can.

Rusty

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