Dromi (Ashdod) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get real about the surf outlook for Dromi (Ashdod). To be honest, we're looking at a pretty flat and quiet run over the next 16 days. This isn't a surprise, sometimes it just goes like that here.

The water's sitting at a very warm 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but with the lack of any real swell, it doesn't matter much for surfing.

Let's break it down day by day. From today, Friday the 11th, straight through until Tuesday the 15th of September? Forget about it. We've got a solid five days of tiny, weak swell coming out of the NW, around 1 ft to 2 ft, with periods of about 5 to 6 seconds. The wind is often onshore or a glassy morning that can't save these poor surf conditions. The combined energy is barely registering, mostly teen values (16 to 20 max). There's nothing to ride. Nothing.

We get a glimmer of hope on Wednesday the 16th of September. The morning shows some potential, with swell picking up to 3 ft from the WNW and a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy pushes to 93 – still weak, but at least it's there. The wind is glassy for the morning, making the conditions clean. This is the only time we see "surfable waves" mentioned, but the comment warns it's very ordinary. The afternoon of the 16th gets messy with onshore wind again, and the energy jumps to 114 (moderate energy) with a 3 ft swell, but the wind ruins it.

Thursday the 17th of September has a morning with some clouds, a 3 ft WNW swell and a 114 combined energy, but the wind is onshore, making it marginal. The afternoon bumps up to a 4 ft swell (the biggest of the whole period) with a period of 8 seconds and an energy of 187 (moderate energy), but again, onshore wind destroys the quality.

From Friday the 18th of September right through to the end of the forecast on Saturday the 26th, it's back to the same story. Waves around 1 ft to 2 ft, short periods of 4 to 6 seconds, weak energy levels (single and low double digits), and almost no windows of clean, offshore wind. A few glassy mornings appear, like the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th, but the swell is just too small and weak to be worth a paddle. There is a period of zero wind on the 25th and 26th, making the surface glassy, but again, the swell is tiny.

So, what's the best on offer? Honestly, if you are absolutely desperate for a splash, the Wednesday morning (the 16th of September) is your only real window. Dawn patrol the Dromi (Ashdod) break with the glassy WNW wind and that 3 ft ankle-to-knee high swell. It won't be pretty, but it'll be the cleanest you'll see. For the rest of the time, the setup is so small and weak with mostly onshore winds that it's more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Don't let this get you down. This area can go through these blank runs, and forecasts can change. Keep an eye out.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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