Dreamland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here again. Let’s break down Dreamland in familiar numbers for you.

The first proper surf shows up Saturday afternoon, July 4th. There’s a solid groundswell pushing in at 7ft from the SSW, with a long 15-second interval. The energy is pumping (combined energy of all swells directed here 2027), but the wind is a cross-off from the ESE at 12 mph, keeping things rideable. Water temp is a warm 81°, right about normal for this time of year.

The clear winner of the whole run is Sunday morning, July 5th. Swell settles a bit to 6ft from the SSW, still with a good 14-second period, and the wind turns true offshore out of the ESE at 12 mph. That means glassy, clean lines at Dreamland. It’s an advanced wave at this size, and the spot is fairly consistent, so you’ll get plenty of them. Energy is strong (1516). Expect a crowd, though—this place can get busy when it’s on.

From Monday through Thursday, the wind stays cross-off and picks up—gusting to 19 mph by Tuesday—which messes with the surface. Swell runs between 4ft and 6ft, still with decent period, but it’s not the cleanest. Surfable, but not special.

We hit a real slow patch from Wednesday, July 8th to the 11th. The swell sticks around at 5ft to 7ft, but the wind is cross-off or onshore, and the forecast is calling it marginal. Not worth a major mission.

Sunday, July 12th, things drop off hard. Swell sinks to 3ft, and while we get some offshore wind in the morning, the energy is weak (458). Mid-second week, around July 14th and 15th, we get a pulse of very long-period groundswell (18 seconds!), but the size is only 3ft to 5ft, and the wind is cranking at 19 mph from the ESE. Clean, but small and a bit blown out.

The very end of the run—Thursday, July 16th and Friday the 17th—shows a little pulse of offshore wind and 3ft to 4ft swell from the SW. Energy is moderate (901 on the 17th morning). Nothing to write home about, but it’ll be smooth.

So, bottom line: if you can only get wet once, make it Sunday morning, July 5th. After that, it’s a long stretch of mostly poor to average conditions with a few tiny windows of clean but small surf. Patience is the name of the game.

Rusty.

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