Dracula Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at Dracula. This is a reef break, exposed to the west, and it’s a very consistent spot. The water temperature is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year. No big surprises there.

The first week or so is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore from the north-northwest, and the swell is short-period, around 7 seconds, which is just windswell. The energy is moderate to strong, hitting 360 (moderate), but it’s lumpy and messy. You’d be fighting it. The best early call is the morning of Friday the 11th. The wind drops to glassy from the southwest, and the swell is 6ft from the north-northwest at 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (354). It’s not perfect, but it’s clean. That’s your first real window.

Saturday morning the 12th is also clean, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the southeast. Swell is 6ft, same 8-second period, energy 376 (moderate). That’s a solid session on offer.

Things drop off again after that, with tiny swell and mixed wind. The standout for the whole outlook is the morning of Monday the 14th. The swell drops to 2ft, but look at the period – 13 seconds from the northwest. That’s a proper groundswell. The energy is 226 (moderate). It’s glassy, with no wind. That’s a long-period swell, best for a reef like Dracula, but it’ll be fat and slow. A real sneaky good one for the patient surfer.

After that, it’s a lot of small, choppy, or cross-onshore slop. The morning of the 21st of September shows another glassy window with a 4ft, 9-second swell from the north-northwest, energy 227 (moderate). That’s worth a paddle, but it’s a long way out.

Overall, the best surf is the glassy mornings on the 11th, 12th, and the 14th. The 14th is the most interesting due to the long period, but it’s small. The rest of the window is largely poor. Don’t get your hopes up for the second week; it’s very inconsistent with tiny energy.

Rusty.

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