Dreamland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Dreamland.

Honestly, the next week and a half is a bit of a grind. We’ve got swell, but it’s mostly a messy, cross-off wind affair that’s keeping things from truly firing. The water is sitting at 80°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no worries there. The real standout window is the very end of the run, a week and a half away, where things get interesting.

Starting off Friday the 17th, we’ve got a 5ft SW swell with a 15-second period, but that ESE wind at 15 mph is blowing cross-off, making it choppy. The combined energy is moderate (1196), but the conditions are just marginal. This theme holds through the weekend and into the next week. Saturday the 18th sees a bit more wind, 18 mph, but it’s offshore, which is a plus for the morning. The swell stays around 5ft from the SW, and the energy is still moderate (948). It’s a better bet than Friday, but still not a standout.

Monday the 20th brings a bump in size, with a 5ft SW swell in the morning and a 7ft SSW swell in the afternoon, with period up to 16 seconds. The energy jumps to strong (2283 in the afternoon). But that cross-off wind from the SE is still there, so it’s a bit of a tease. This pattern of moderate swell and cross-off breezes drags on right through to the end of July.

For the first week of August, we see a pulse of groundswell. On Friday the 31st of July, a 6ft SSW swell with an 18-second period rolls in, and the energy is very strong at 3120. By Saturday the 1st of August, we’re looking at 7ft SSW swell, still with a 17-second period and strong energy (2822). This is where the size gets serious – over 8ft, so this is expert territory only. The direction is SSW, which is spot-on for Dreamland’s optimum SW direction. The downside is the wind is still cross-off, not fully offshore, so it’s not perfect. This is the best-looking window, but it’s a long-range call, so keep an eye on it.

The rest of the time, the surf is just okay. The winds are mostly cross-off, and the swell energy is moderate. There’s a long gap of poor conditions from the 23rd to the 25th of July, with zero-rated surf, so don’t bother paddling out then. The short period (8 seconds) swell that shows up on the 26th and 27th of July is more of a windswell, so it’ll be a bit weak and choppy.

So, the pick of the bunch? It’s the end of the month, specifically the 31st of July and the 1st of August. That’s when the size and period are there, but the wind is the only thing holding it back from being a true classic. It’s a “promising but not perfect” call.

Rusty out.

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