Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a hard look at what we've got coming up over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a slow burn, so don't go getting your hopes up too early.

We're looking at a pretty extended flat spell to kick things off. From now, through the end of July and into the very start of August, it's honestly looking bleak. You're looking at days of poor surf conditions with no real swell on the menu. There are a few glimpses of tiny, short-period energy but nothing that's going to get you out of bed. The wind is howling out of the east, mostly cross-off, which keeps the surface clean but there's just nothing to ride. The main show is a total drought until the 1st of August.

Now, the one and only break on the radar is Duppys, and it’s the only game in town. It’s a reef setup, so it needs a decent push to wake up. The water temp is sitting right on average for this time of year at 83°, so no surprises there.

The first real pulse of energy arrives on Saturday the 1st of August. Over the morning and afternoon, we see a modest ENE swell building to about 4ft with a period of 9 seconds. The combined swell energy hits a moderate 228 (227 in the arvo). The wind stays cross-off from the east at 15 mph, which means it’ll be clean but not glassy. This is about as good as it gets in this forecast window and while the waves won’t be world-class, they’ll be surfable. Given this is the only pulse of moderate energy, it’s the standout. Just know that with moderate energy and a fairly consistent break, you might see a few other heads out because crowds are possible here.

After that brief window, we slide straight back into a long, drawn-out run of tiny, weak energy and poor surf. The combined energy readings stay in the low double digits and single digits, with swell heights barely scraping a foot and a half. The wind stays stiff from the east, or northeast, often cross-off, keeping the surface tidy but doing nothing for the wave size. This low-energy pattern looks set to stick around through to the end of the forecast period on the 10th of August. A long blank run like this is fairly normal for an area when the swell directions just aren’t lining up. The setups are too small and weak to do anything.

Honestly, a true standout is hard to call here. The best bet is that Saturday the 1st of August at Duppys. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only real window where the ocean offers something worth paddling for. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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