Doura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it. We’re looking at Doura, a river mouth setup that only comes alive for the advanced crew. The water’s sitting at 72°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year – about 2° off the mark, so you’ll want a decent suit.

The first half of the 16-day window is a slow grind. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th are a write-off – poor surf conditions with tiny, weak swell that barely registers. We’re talking combined energy of only 45 and 68 (weak) on Saturday, and even though Sunday sees a bump to 132 (moderate), it’s still not enough to get excited about. The wind is messy too.

Then Monday morning the 7th is where things start to look interesting. The sky clears, the wind goes light and cross-offshore from the east, and the swell jumps to 2ft from the NW with a very long period of 15 seconds. The combined energy hits 402 (strong). This is a proper groundswell, and for a river mouth like Doura, that long period means the wave will stand up nicely. But it’s an advanced break, so don’t be fooled by the height – that energy and period will make it punchy. Monday morning is the standout of the whole run. Get on it.

After that, the week goes a bit average. Tuesday the 8th sees a bit more size at 4ft from the NW, but the period drops to 11 seconds and the wind is either cross or cross-off, making it just marginal. The combined energy is still strong (437 in the morning), but the quality is just okay. Wednesday and Thursday are ordinary with short-period, weak swell (7 seconds, 163-242 energy). Thursday morning the 10th does go glassy, with a tiny 4ft swell, but it’s not going to blow your mind.

Friday the 11th morning has a clean offshore wind from the ENE, 3ft NW swell, but it’s only 8 seconds and 206 energy – very average. The next week, from the 12th to the 20th, is mostly limp. There are a few moments of hope, like Monday the 14th morning with a clean 3ft NW swell at 11 seconds (145 energy), and Wednesday the 16th morning with a gentle offshore wind and 4ft NW swell (159 energy), but nothing that’s going to get you out of bed. The 20th Sunday morning goes glassy with a tiny 3ft, 6-second swell (97 energy), but that’s an afternoon of small waves for the beginners.

The run from the 12th to the 18th is a long gap of very ordinary to poor surf. The only real standout is Monday the 7th morning. Don’t hold your breath for the rest.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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