Dunes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Dunes over the next couple of weeks. This reef break gets exposed to the southwest, and we’ve got a consistent-ish run of swell but nothing huge. The water’s sitting at 75.4°, right where you’d expect for this time of year – no weird anomaly.

Right now (Tuesday afternoon, July 7) there’s a 5ft WSW swell with a 15-second period, cross-breeze from the SW at 9 mph. It’s a bit marginal, combined energy around 988 – moderate but not stellar. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate.

Wednesday the 8th looks cleaner in the morning: east wind 9 mph, cross-offshore, 4.6ft SW swell at 15 seconds, energy 773. That’s a nicer window – still small but clean faces. The afternoon swings to a NNE cross-breeze, 3.9ft, 14 seconds – average.

Thursday the 9th is where it starts to pick up. Morning: east 12 mph cross-off, 5ft from the WSW, period stretching to 16 seconds, energy 1184 – that’s strong. The longer period means better shape on this reef, and the offshore wind keeps them tidy. This is one of the standout windows of the whole run. Afternoon goes cross-breeze again, but the same 5ft energy holds.

Friday the 10th morning is another gem: southeast 9 mph offshore, 4.6ft WSW at 14 seconds, energy 851. Clean, glassy offshore conditions – that’s a real treat. The swell is a touch smaller than Thursday but the wind makes it silky. Crowds are possible – it’s a consistent spot that sometimes packs in.

From Saturday the 11th onward, the swell drops. Saturday morning: 3ft, 14 seconds, east-northeast cross-off – good surf conditions but small. Energy down to 300. Saturday afternoon even smaller. Sunday the 12th morning: 2.6ft, 12 seconds, east 12 mph cross-off – marginal. The week after that (July 13-16) stays in the 2.6-3.6ft range, with periods bouncing around 14-18 seconds. Mornings are generally clean with east cross-off winds, aftertimes get cross or choppy. Not bad for a fun small-wave session, but nothing to write home about.

Now, here’s the second standout: Saturday July 18 morning. East 9 mph cross-off, 4.3ft from the WSW, 14 seconds, energy 682. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions”. That’s a solid pulse, and with clean morning winds, Dunes should reel off tidy lines. Sunday the 19th morning also has promise: SSE 6 mph offshore, 3.6ft SW at 13 seconds, energy 461 – clean and fun again.

After the 19th, it fades fast. July 20-22 sees swells drop below 3ft, and winds turn cross or onshore. The last few days are poor – not worth the drive.

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