Dreamtime Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Dreamtime over the next couple of weeks.

The local water temp is sitting at 69°, pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year. Right now, there's small swell but not much happening. The first half of the forecast period is a bit of a write-off for proper paddle surfing. We've got a long wait on our hands until conditions start to come together.

Tuesday the 11th kicks off with glassy conditions in the morning, a tiny 2ft easterly swell but it's short period 9 seconds and dead low energy (78). It's surfable but very ordinary. The wind is light and offshore from the west at 3 mph, making it clean, but there's just no power. Tuesday afternoon gets even worse with a cross-onshore breeze.

Wednesday the 12th morning is actually glassy with light WNW wind, and a sneaky little bump in combined energy (169) from a 2ft south swell with a period of 11 seconds. It's still small, but that glass makes it look better than it should. Still, not worth paddling out for.

From Thursday the 13th right through to Monday the 19th of August, the swell builds but the wind turns ugly. It's a solid run of poor surf conditions. The wind is consistently cross, cross-onshore or onshore, often from the south or southeast, blowing 9 to 19 mph. The swell gets up – we see 5ft on Friday the 14th morning, then 7ft on Saturday afternoon with a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions. The wave energy climbs into the hundreds (513), but it's a messy, choppy mess. Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th bring rain showers and even a risk of thunderstorms, with onshore winds. The swell hits 8ft on Monday afternoon, but it's a 7-second period onshore slop. Not one for the paddle board.

The standout event of the whole outlook is Saturday the 22nd of August. We've got a 5ft east swell rolling in with a 10-second period, and the combined energy is solid at 521. The wind? Absolutely glassy – calm as a millpond from the NNW at 0 mph. This is the one to mark on your calendar. It will be clean, with decent wave size and enough period to get some shape. This is the best on offer, hands down. Expect some crowd action out there, as it's sometimes packed – but for this, it'll be worth it.

Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th drop back to 5ft and 4ft, cross and cross-onshore winds creeping back in, so the quality fades.

Tuesday the 25th morning shows a glimmer of hope again. The swell is small at 3ft east swell, 10 seconds, but the wind goes glassy from the south at 3 mph. Wave energy (215) is lower, but it'll be clean and fun for a grovel. That glass is the key.

After that, Wednesday the 26th gets choppy again with a moderate cross-shore breeze and dropping swell. The window is closing.

So, to be straight up: the first 11 days are largely a bust for decent paddle surfing. The conditions are too messy or the swell is too small and poorly aligned. If you kitesurf, the bigger, windier days from the 14th to the 18th might get you excited. But for a surfboard, your only real standouts are Saturday the 22nd and Tuesday the 25th morning. The 22nd is the true gem – glassy, 5ft east swell, and that rare calm wind. That's your day.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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