Dreamtime Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with it – Dreamtime is copping a bit of a beating for the next week or more. The pattern is pretty ordinary, with a big, lumpy pulse early on that’s just no good for paddling into.

We start Thursday the 10th, and it’s ugly. A solid 10ft swell from the SSE is pumping in, but with a short period of 9 seconds and a strong cross-on wind, it’s just a messy, sloppy windswell with massive energy (1595). Water temp is sitting at 70° and bang on average for this time of year. No good.

That big swell hangs in through Friday the 11th. By the morning, it’s dropping a touch to 7ft from the SSE, period still 9 seconds, and the cross-shore wind cleans it up a little – the energy is still moderate (753) – but frankly, 7ft is too much guts for this spot.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are a write-off. The swell drops quickly, down to 2ft on Sunday, but the cross-on wind just kills any chance of a wave. Straight into Monday the 14th – still tiny and wind-shortened.

There’s a long, flat gap right through to the middle of the next week. We’re looking at barely surfable knee-high dribble for days, except for a brief moment on Tuesday morning the 15th when a clean little 2ft wave pops up with light offshores. It’s clean, but it’s tiny – the sort of session you take if you’re desperate for a paddle.

Then, things perk up for the weekend of the 19th and 20th. This is our standout. Saturday morning the 19th, solid 6ft from the SSE, period drops to a weak 6 seconds, but the wind goes offshore from the north at a clean 12 mph. By Saturday afternoon, it’s 8ft from the SSE and the offshore wind is still cranking – clean as a whistle, but that size with a short period makes it a heavy, lumpy wall for experts only. The energy jumps right up to strong (844).

Sunday the 20th carries on that theme – 7ft from the SSE, north offshore winds a bit stronger at 16 mph, and energy is very high (859). This is the pick of the run: offshore, solid, and powerful. But if you’re not a solid intermediate or better, these 6ft+ days are going to eat you alive.

Into the final week from Monday the 21st, the swell backs off into the 5ft range and the wind goes cross-shore, so we lose that perfect clean look. It fades into marginal tiny surf by the 25th.

Honestly, the best card to play is Dreamtime (Dreamtime) on Sunday the 20th if you’ve got the skill. 7ft from the SSE with clean, lined-up conditions under strong north offshore winds. It’s pumping and clean, but this is expert territory. For everyone else, the 21st and 22nd might offer a friendlier 5ft with cleaner lines, but nothing special.

Rusty.

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