Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window for Duppys is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of just not much happening. The first proper surfable waves don’t show up until Saturday, August 1st, and even then, it’s a bit of a tease. The first few days are a write-off, but let’s walk through it.

The standout, and really the only window worth paddling out for, is the Saturday morning, August 1st. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the ENE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is sitting at 197 – that’s moderate energy, so enough to push you around. The wind is offshore out of the ESE at 12 mph, keeping things clean. The water temp is 83°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. For Duppys, being a reef break, that period is a bit short, so it won’t have that groundswell punch, but it’ll be rideable. The crowds are listed as "sometimes", so you might have a few others out, but it won’t be a zoo.

Sunday morning, August 2nd, looks clean with a fresh offshore breeze, but there’s no swell to speak of – zero energy. That’s a skip. The same goes for Monday and Tuesday; the numbers are tiny. We don’t see another pulse until Sunday, August 9th, in the afternoon. That’s a 4ft swell from the ENE again, but the period drops to 7 seconds, and the combined energy is 150. The wind is offshore, so it’ll be clean, but that short period means it’s going to be a bit mushy and weak. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to blow your mind.

After that, from August 10th all the way through to the end of the 16 days on the 16th, we’re back to tiny, weak conditions. The swell heights barely creep above 1ft, the energy is in the low double digits or single digits, and the wind is mostly cross-off or just onshore. There’s a glimmer on Wednesday the 12th afternoon with an offshore wind, but the swell is only 1ft. For a reef break like Duppys, that’s just not enough to get it working properly.

So, to wrap it up: your best bet is the Saturday morning, August 1st. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only window where the stars align for a clean, ridable wave. The rest of the period is a long stretch of flat or near-flat conditions. The swell energy is just too weak. Sometimes you get a blank run like this, and it’s a reminder that Mother Nature doesn’t always play ball.

Stay frothy, and keep your eyes on the forecast – things can change.
Rusty.

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