Dreamtime Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the Dreamtime stretch over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it starts off pretty grim. The first few days are a write-off, with poor conditions and no real swell worth mentioning. You're looking at a gap of nearly a week before we see anything that's even surfable. The water temperature is sitting around 68°F, which is about average for this time of year, with no real anomaly to speak of at Dreamtime.

The first glimmer of hope comes in on Friday morning, the 21st of August. We get a small pulse of swell, 3ft from the ENE with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (125). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the north, and the report says clean. It's ordinary, but it's surfable. That's the best we've got for a while.

The same pattern continues into the weekend. Saturday morning the 22nd stays clean with a light cross-offshore, but the swell is still tiny at 3ft. Sunday morning the 23rd is the standout for the early part of this outlook. The conditions turn glassy, with a 3ft ENE swell. The water is flat, the wind is nothing – it's a rare moment of pure peace. The combined energy is still slight (116), but for a small-wave board or a longboard, it'll be a treat. Just don't expect to get the place to yourself; crowds are possible here.

After that, the surf drops right off again. Through the rest of the week and into the next, we're looking at a lot of nothing. Tiny, weak swells, and mostly poor or ordinary conditions. The wind is often cross or cross-on, keeping things choppy. There's a long stretch of days with very little to report.

The next time it gets interesting is right at the tail end of the outlook. On Sunday, the 30th of August, the afternoon sees a jump in the combined energy to 1051, which is very strong. The swell is 4ft from the SE with a very long period of 19 seconds. That's proper groundswell energy. The problem is the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, making it fairly choppy, and the report calls it marginal. It's a promising long-range signal, but with the wind and the long period, this setup is tricky at a beach break – it might be better suited to a point or reef if there were one.

Monday the 31st continues with a similar size, but the wind stays onshore. The long-range outlook is more promising than the near-term, but it's still a gamble. The first week is a total bust, so the only real standouts are those two clean, small mornings on the 21st and the 23rd. If you're an expert, hold out for the 30th, but keep your expectations low.

Rusty

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