Dreamland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the outlook for Dreamland. We've got a solid stretch of surf on the way, but it’s a bit of a mixed bag for quality.

Right off the bat, we have swell in the water. Starting Sunday the 13th, there’s a solid 6.9ft SW groundswell with a very long 17-second period. The combined wave energy is strong at 2561, so there's plenty of power. The water temp is 79.2°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. The issue is the wind. We’ve got a 16 mph cross-offshore breeze from the ESE that will keep things clean, but the forecast notes marginal conditions due to tide. The same story rolls into Monday the 14th: clean but only so-so, with the swell dropping to 5.9ft.

The first real standout pops up on Tuesday morning, the 15th. The wind turns true offshore from the ESE at 16 mph, grooming that 5.9ft SW swell. The period is still a long 15 seconds, which is great for power and shape. This is your best bet early on for Dreamland. After Tuesday, we settle into a pattern of clean, cross-off conditions with moderate breezes, but the quality is described as marginal through the rest of the week. The swell stays in the 4.3ft to 6.2ft range, mostly from the SSW.

There’s a gap of several days where nothing is a true standout, just consistent but average surf. Then things get very interesting. We’re looking way ahead now, so take it as promising but less certain. Sunday the 27th sees a massive pulse of energy. The morning has a 5.6ft SSW groundswell with an incredibly long 22-second period and combined energy of 4118. By the afternoon, it jumps to a solid 8.2ft SSW swell, still with a very long 20-second period, and the energy rockets up to a massive 6760. The wind stays cross-off and clean.

But hold on – that 8.2ft is getting into expert territory. This long-period groundswell will be powerful, and at a beach-and-reef break like Dreamland, the sets could be heavy and close out, so you need to know what you’re doing. It's definitely a standout for the big wave crew.

Monday the 28th keeps the energy going with a 9.8ft SSW swell, but the period drops to 18 seconds. That's still a big, powerful groundswell, and it's definitely in the expert-only zone. For most of us, Tuesday the 15th is the pick of the first week.

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