Doura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Doura. It’s a river mouth on the mainland, exposed to the north-west. The water temp is right about average for the time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

To be straight with you, the first week and a half is a bit of a struggle. The swell is tiny – we’re talking ankle to knee-high stuff, around 0.7ft to 2ft, with very weak combined swell energy mostly sitting in the 20 to 60 range. It's just not enough to push through. The wind is often light and variable, sometimes glassy, which is a tease because the waves just aren't there to ride. You’ll see a few mornings with clean, glassy conditions, but with that tiny NW swell, it’s a flat spell for paddling. This goes on from the 6th right through to the 11th of July.

Things start to show a bit of life from Sunday the 12th. Early that morning, we get a pulse of 2ft swell from the NW at a reasonable 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 121. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNW, so the surface will be tidy. It’s surfable, but still very ordinary – just a hint of what’s to come. The afternoon picks up a touch to 3ft, but the score is still poor.

The real standout is looking like Saturday, 18th July, in the morning. That’s the best of the window. We’ve got a solid 4ft NW swell, period at 8 seconds, and the combined energy hits a strong 200. The wind is a light north breeze, cross-offshore, keeping it clean. For an advanced spot like Doura, that’s the one to pencil in. It’s not huge – it’s still manageable – but it’s the most energy we see in the whole run. The crowd is listed as "sometimes," so you might share the peak, but for a river break with clean lines and that amount of push, it’s worth the company.

After that, the following Monday morning (19th July) bumps up to 5ft with 277 energy, but the wind swings cross-shore, so it won’t be as clean. The next morning (20th July) is similar at 5ft, but with a cross-onshore breeze that’ll put a bit of chop on it. Those are still rideable for the experienced crew, but the Saturday morning is the pick of the lot.

If you can only paddle one session in this whole 16-day run, make it Saturday morning, 18th July. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most solid, cleanest option on offer. The rest is either too small, too messy, or too far off to bank on.

Rusty.

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