Dracula Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on tap at Dracula. This is a reef break for advanced surfers only, and it’s very consistent, exposed to the swell. The optimum direction is from the west, but the forecast is all north-northwest.

We’ve got a solid run of waves coming, but the wind is going to be your biggest enemy. The water temp is sitting at 71°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year.

The best window to get out is the first two mornings. Saturday morning, August 8th, is the standout. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the NNW, but with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is glassy from the ENE, so the surface will be perfect. The combined swell energy is moderate (344). It’s not a huge, powerful groundswell, but with that wind, it’ll be the cleanest of the whole run.

Monday morning, August 10th, is another very good call. The swell drops a touch to 6ft from the same NNW direction, but the wind goes completely calm. It’s flat-out glassy, which is a massive plus. The energy is a bit lower (297), but still moderate. This is your second best bet.

The afternoons, and most of the following week, are a write-off. The wind swings around to the north-northwest and cranks up to 15-19 mph, turning the surface into a lumpy cross-chop mess. It’s a beach-and-reef setup, so with that wind and the short-period swell, you might as well be looking at a kiteboarding session.

Sunday morning, August 9th, is a bit of a gamble. The swell is a little bigger at 6ft and the energy is moderate (470), but the wind is a light cross-shore, so it won’t be as clean as Saturday.

The rest of the first week has some surfable mornings with glassy or light wind, like Tuesday (4ft, 158 energy) and Wednesday (5ft, 221 energy), but the swell is dropping and the quality is just “ordinary.” Saturday morning, August 15th, shows a bit of promise with a glassy 6ft swell from the NNW and a slightly longer period of 8 seconds, pushing the energy up to 383. That’s a decent-looking morning, but treat it as a long-range hope – not a lock.

From August 18th onward, the swell fades into the 3ft to 4ft range, the period stretches out, and the cross-shore wind stays annoying. The last possible morning that looks semi-interesting is Sunday, August 23rd, with a tiny 3ft swell and a clean cross-offshore breeze from the SSE. But it’s a long way off and the waves will be small.

In short, get on it early on the 8th and the 10th. After that, it’s a battle with the wind.

Rusty.

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