Doura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Doura. This is a river mouth setup, so it’s not your average beach break, and it’s an advanced spot. The forecast is a bit of a slow burner to be honest. For the first week, from Tuesday through to the following Monday, it’s pretty flat. You’re looking at tiny swell around 0.7 ft to 2 ft from the WNW or NW, with short periods mostly, and a lot of cross or cross-shore wind. The combined energy is weak, mostly sitting between 19 and 62. Honestly, it’s poor surf – not worth paddling out.

The first sign of anything surfable creeps in on Sunday the 12th of July. The morning sees the swell bump up to 2 ft from the NW with a period of 11 seconds, giving a moderate combined energy of 118. The wind is a light cross-off from the north, so the surface should be clean. It’s surfable, but only just, and the score reflects that – it’s ordinary, not epic. Monday the 13th is similar: 3 ft from WNW in the morning, period dropping to 8 seconds, with 100 energy and light cross-off winds.

Things get a little more interesting from Tuesday the 14th onwards. The morning sessions start showing 3 ft to 4 ft from the NW, with moderate energy readings around 104 to 122. The wind stays light and cross-off from the north or NNW, keeping it clean. This pattern holds right through to the following Monday the 21st. You’re looking at early mornings with clean, cross-off conditions, light breezes, and swells hanging around 3 ft to 4 ft, sometimes reaching 4 ft. The period is short though, mostly 6 to 7 seconds, so it’s not a super long groundswell. The combined energy climbs into the low to mid 100s, so moderate wave energy.

Now, the standout. If I had to pick *one* session that’s the best on offer, it’d be the morning of Friday the 17th of July. You’ve got a 4 ft NW swell, a 7-second period, and the wind is true offshore from the NNE at just 6 mph. That offshore wind is a major positive, and it’s the only time in the whole run where the wind is perfectly offshore and light. The combined energy is 121. It’s not huge, but glassy, offshore conditions on a river mouth with a bit of NW swell? That’s your window. It’s small, so fine for advanced surfers, and the crowds are listed as *sometimes*, so you might share it, but it won’t be a circus.

The other notable mention is the morning of Thursday the 16th of July. Similar story: 3 ft from NW, 7 seconds, light cross-off wind, and 122 energy. Clean and surfable.

From the second week, things don’t change much. The morning of the 22nd of July shows 4 ft NW again, with light cross-off wind, but by that point the pattern is pretty set. The afternoon sessions are mostly a write-off – wind picks up and the surf quality drops. For the afternoons, the wind gets stronger, often moderate breezes, and the swell quality goes poor. It’s definitely a dawn-patrol stretch.

Overall, this isn’t a week for big waves. The energy is moderate at best, and the period is short, so the waves will be a bit weak and choppy even when they’re clean. But if you’re keen, the mornings from Wednesday the 15th through to Friday the 17th are your best bet, with Friday the 17th being the pick of the bunch thanks to that offshore wind. Water temperature? No anomaly given, so assume it’s about average for the time of year.

Rusty.

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