Doura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Doura is giving us.

Water temp is around 73°, right where it should be for this time of year.

The main event is Saturday morning, August 29th at Doura (river) . This is the one to circle. Swell is a clean 5 ft from the NW, with a very long 11-second period – that’s a proper groundswell for this spot. The wind is dead glassy out of the NE at 5 km/h. Flat calm. Combined wave energy is a solid 595 (moderate). Sky is clear. This is set up for some beautiful, lined-up waves. But I gotta tell you, this break is advanced only, and you might see a few others out there – crowds are possible.

Saturday afternoon and Sunday the 30th still have 4 ft to 5 ft of swell, but the wind picks up and gets cross-off, so not quite as perfect as that glassy morning.

Come Monday the 31st, it’s dropping – 4 ft waves, wind onshore in the morning. Just okay.

The next good chance is Wednesday morning, September 2nd. Another 5 ft of NW swell, but with only an 8-second period – so it’s more of a wind swell. The wind is 10 km/h offshore from the NE though, so it’s clean. Wave energy is 346 (moderate). Surfable, but not the same quality as the long period groundswell.

From Thursday September 3rd onward, it gets skinny. We’re looking at 2 ft and smaller for days on end. From the 5th to the 7th, it’s barely 2 ft, with energy readings down to 48. That’s a dead spell for well over a week.

There’s a spike to 5 ft on the 9th of September with a high energy reading of 605, but the wind is cross-onshore from the WSW. For a river mouth, that’s going to put a chop on it and mess up the take-off zone. Not worth the drive.

So the call is simple: Saturday morning, August 29th is the standout. Sunday morning the 30th is the second best. After that, it’s a whole lotta waiting for a long, quiet spell. Get on it while it’s good.

Rusty.

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