Dreamland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right now, Dreamland is a mess. There’s a window of clean surf first thing Saturday morning, July 11, but the rest of the 16-day run looks marginal at best. You’re looking at a long stretch of mostly cross-off breezes and messy conditions. Honestly, for the first week and a half, there’s only one real standout—Saturday morning.

Saturday morning, July 11 – Dreamland (beach and reef). This is the pick of the entire forecast. Swell is 5 ft from the SW with a 14-second period, packing some serious energy (1367 combined energy). The wind is offshore from the ESE at 12 mph, which should keep the faces clean. Water temp sits at 81° with a 0.5° anomaly—pretty much average for this time of year. This setup is for experienced surfers only; the size and power make it too heavy for beginners. The swell direction matches the optimum SW direction, and it’s a fairly consistent spot. Crowds are possible here sometimes.

After that, it’s a long grind. Saturday afternoon drops to 5 ft with cross-off wind, and it’s flagged as marginal. Sunday morning, July 12, has a smaller 3 ft SW swell and offshore wind, but the energy drops to 613. The rest of that week through to July 17 is plagued by cross-off winds and questionable tide conditions. The energy stays moderate—around 1000 to 2400—but nothing lines up with clean, offshore wind for any length of time. The exception is Monday morning, July 13, which shows a very long 23-second period swell at 2 ft from the SSW (667 energy) and offshore wind. That’s a long-period groundswell; it’ll be straight at a beach break, so likely only good for a point or reef setup. Not ideal here.

The surf picks up again around July 20, but the wind remains cross-off. On Monday, July 20, swell hits 8 ft from the SSW (3407 energy) with a 17-second period. That’s expert-only territory, and with cross-off winds, it’s still a marginal call. Tuesday morning, July 21 finally brings offshore wind again (ESE 19 mph) with a 6 ft SSW swell (1651 energy), but again, it’s marked as marginal. This is the second-best chance in the whole window, but it’s nearly two weeks out—promising but less certain.

From July 22 onward, the swell fades back under 5 ft and the energy drops. There’s no other clear standout. The whole period has big gaps of several days where there’s no real recommendation. It’s not a total blank, but it’s close. For this area, that’s fairly normal when the wind stays wonky.

With the size of the swell on July 14-15 (over 6 ft) and persistent cross-off wind, Dreamland might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those days.

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