Dracula Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve got the lowdown for the next 16 days at Dracula. Gotta level with ya—it’s a rough stretch. Most of this run is hammered by cross-onshore winds that’ll leave the waves a mess. Only a handful of glassy windows pop up, and even then the swell is tiny. The water temp here is about 68°, which is dead average for this time of year—nothing unusual.

First chance to paddle out is Saturday morning July 4th, but it’s a dud: 3ft from the NNW at 9 seconds, cross-on breeze, and the combined swell energy is a weak 197. Rotten. Saturday afternoon’s the same. Sunday July 5th morning brings the first bit of hope—5 mph NNW breeze going glassy, swell dropping to 2ft from the NNW at 8 seconds, energy at a low 95. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about. By Sunday afternoon the wind’s back up and kills it.

Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are a total bust—tiny, weak, and cross-on. Wednesday July 8th morning turns glassy with a dead calm wind, swell at 3ft from the NNW at 6 seconds, energy at 81. It’s small and short-period, but at least it’s clean—just a windswell with no punch. Thursday July 9th morning is another glassy chance: 5ft from the NNW at 6 seconds, energy at 182—still ordinary, but the cleanest wave of the first week.

From there it gets nasty through the rest of that week and into the next. Stronger cross-onshore winds hit bigger swell, but it’s all messy. Energy climbs into the moderate range—Friday July 10th afternoon has 7ft from the NNW at 7 seconds and energy at 363, but the wind is ripping cross-on. No good.

The standout in the whole 16 days is Wednesday July 15th morning. The wind drops to dead calm, glassy conditions, and there’s a clean 5ft from the NNW at 8 seconds. Energy is moderate at 363. That’s the best session you’ll get—clean lines, though the 8-second period means no real power. At that size it’s for experienced surfers, since anything over 5ft can be too much for beginners. Another glassy window shows Thursday July 16th morning—4ft from the NNW at 8 seconds, energy 207, with an easterly glass-off. That’s the second-best bet.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions through the rest of the forecast. The second week is a washout: light breezes or moderate cross-onshore winds with short-period swell in the 6-7 second range, all small and crummy. Energy stays in the low 100s to low 300s, but the wind never lets up.

So here it is: a couple of glassy windows in the first week and a half, but don’t get your hopes up. The best call is Wednesday July 15th morning or Thursday July 16th morning—both clean but modest. Everything else is a fight with the wind.

Rusty

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