Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Duppys.

It's a quiet picture for this stretch of coast. We're looking at a solid stretch of small surf and a lot of nothing to get excited about. The water's sitting around 85°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises in the ocean temp.

Right from the get-go, Sunday the 6th kicks off with a tiny 0.3ft swell from the north, and it’s just not doing anything. The combined energy is a weak 1, and it's a similar story all through the first week. The wind is mostly a fresh easterly, sometimes offshore or cross-off, keeping the surface clean, but with wave heights barely reaching 2ft to 2ft around Tuesday and Wednesday the 8th and 9th, there's nothing to actually ride. The period is short, around 8 to 13 seconds, but the energy is minimal, hitting a moderate 149 on Tuesday morning the 8th, but that's still not enough to create a proper wave.

We then drift into a real flat spell from Thursday the 10th right through to Saturday the 19th. Most days show swell heights of 0.3ft to 1ft, with combined energy figures mostly in the low teens to forties. It’s just one of those blank runs that happens here. The wind stays steady from the east, mostly a fresh breeze, keeping the surface tidy, but you're looking at nothing more than a ripple.

The only slight flicker of hope shows up on Saturday afternoon the 19th, where we see a small bump to 2ft from the NE, with a period of 8 seconds and combined energy hitting 91. The wind is a moderate breeze from the east, cross-off, so it would be clean, but the wave size is still tiny. This is the best the whole period has to offer, but it’s a far cry from a proper session. For a spot that's fairly consistent and exposed to the north, it's a long dry spell.

After that, it fades back to tiny 0.3ft to 1.0ft from the 20th right through to the end of the outlook on Monday the 21st. There’s just no real punch in any of it.

Honestly, for the next couple of weeks, you're better off leaving the boards in the car. There's nothing that qualifies as a standout, and with the swell this small and weak, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than someone looking to paddle into a wave.

Rusty.

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