Dreamland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The long-range charts are showing a solid run of SSW groundswell heading our way, but it’s not going to be an easy week. The first few days are building, with clean conditions but the size is getting up there. The standout is going to be Wednesday morning on the 13th, when the swell packs a punch and the wind swings offshore.

We’ve got a good window starting Wednesday the 5th with head-high-plus surf at 6ft on a 15-second SSW swell. The morning is looking clean with a light ESE offshore, and the combined energy is already strong at 1451. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is pretty much dead average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The swell builds through Thursday and Friday, hitting that 7ft to 8ft range. The period stretches out to 17 seconds on Friday morning, which is proper groundswell. The energy numbers are climbing hard—2460 on Thursday, up to 3331 by Friday. This is when it starts to get serious. The morning offshores are holding, but the afternoons are all cross-off, which will put a bit of chop on the face. It's still surfable, but the mornings are the pick.

The weekend sees the swell stay solid, but the wind backs off slightly and turns more cross-off. Saturday morning is still 8ft with an offshore ESE, and the energy is 2786. Sunday drops a touch to 7ft, but the wind is more side-shore, so it won't be as clean.

Then comes the big one. Monday the 10th, the swell jumps. The afternoon sees it hit 10ft with a 19-second period. The energy reading is massive at 7001, which is very strong. This is a big, powerful swell. The wind is only a cross-off, so it'll be a bit bumpy, but for experienced surfers, this is where it gets interesting. This is too big for beginners, no question.

The morning of Tuesday the 11th is still pushing 10ft, but the period drops back to 17 seconds. Still a lot of water moving. The energy is still huge at 5580. The wind remains cross-off, which is a bit of a shame, but the power is there.

After that, it eases back a little to the 7ft to 8ft range for a few days. The standouts in this stretch are the mornings when the wind goes offshore again. Wednesday the 13th morning is the one to circle. The swell is back up to 10ft, the period is 16 seconds, and the ESE wind is offshore. The energy is 4066, and the conditions are clean. This is the pick of the run for the experienced crew. It's big, it's powerful, and it's clean.

The following days see the swell stay in the 8ft to 8ft zone, but the wind is mostly cross-off, which keeps the quality from being top-notch. It’s still surfable, but you’re looking for the early morning windows.

The second week, starting around the 17th, sees the swell dip. The 17th and 18th have smaller surf, around 5ft to 6ft, with the energy dropping way down. It’s not flat, but it’s not really breaking clean. The wind is still side-shore, so it’s not the best. Then the 19th sees another pulse of energy, jumping back up to 8ft with the energy at 4057. That looks promising for the tail end of the window, but it's a long way out, so I'd temper expectations.

The Dreamland itself is a beach and reef setup, fairly exposed to the SW, so it picks up the swell well. It breaks fairly consistently, but when the swell gets this big, the beach breaks can get a bit shifty and the long-period swell can close out. The point and reef sections here will be the ones to handle the power better. The mornings with the offshore wind are always going to be your best bet for clean waves.

So, the headline is Wednesday the 13th morning. Big, clean, and powerful. The other mornings with offshore winds and solid swell are also good, but that one stands out. Just remember, anything over 5ft is pushing it for beginners, and this is way over that. This is for the experienced surfers.

Rusty.

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