Dumbea Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Dumbea Rights. This is a reef break, consistent and exposed to SSW swells. Water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report there.

Honestly, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th have some size, around 6ft to 7ft from the SSW, but it’s all cross-on with moderate breezes and the conditions are lumpy and chopped out. Wave energy is weak to moderate (989–1237) and the surf quality is poor. Not worth paddling out.

Monday the 31st stays messy with cross-shore winds and fresh breezes; the swell drops to 5ft from the South but it’s still poor. The combined energy is fading (620–630). Still a skip day.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell jumps to 7ft from the SSW, but the big story is the period hitting 18 seconds – that’s a serious groundswell. Combined energy rockets up to 2906. The morning is still lumpy and cross, but the afternoon turns clean with cross-offshore winds. It’s still a marginal call due to tide and the size (8ft in the arvo), so this is one for advanced surfers only. This is the standout of the whole run: solid, long-period SSW groundswell with clean conditions.

Wednesday the 2nd holds clean conditions in the morning, 8ft from the South at 14 seconds, energy at 2359. Still good for experienced crew, but the wind cranks up to 25 mph by the arvo so the window is tight. Thursday the 3rd keeps it clean in the morning with a gentle breeze, 8ft SSW at 14 seconds – that’s a nice, clean, powerful wave if you can get on it early.

From Friday the 4th onward, the swell drops off fast. By the weekend of the 5th and 6th, it’s down around 3ft–3ft with long periods (16–17 seconds) but cross-winds and lumpy conditions spoil it. The 7th of September throws up a surprise: offshore wind in the morning with 6ft SSW at 14 seconds, but it’s cross-on in the arvo. Still, that Monday morning is the second-best window for a clean, punchy wave.

After that, from the 8th to the 13th, it’s mostly small and messy, with energy bottoming out (136–493) and poor conditions, except for a quick pulse on the 10th with 7ft from the south, but that’s cross-on with a fresh breeze – not worth it. The very end, the 13th, has 6ft from the South at 13 seconds but it’s cross-shore and mediocre.

So if you’re keen, your best shot is the afternoon of Tuesday the 1st of September for dedicated experts, or the morning of Monday the 7th of September for a cleaner but smaller session. Don’t bother with the rest.

Rusty

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