Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the menu for Duppys. This is a reef break that can handle a north swell, but we’re looking at a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The trade winds are gonna be a constant presence, and while they’ll keep things clean, the wave energy is just barely winking at us for most of the run.

The pattern here is low energy, with only a few sessions that even qualify as “surfable.” The combined swell energy barely cracks triple digits on a couple of afternoons, peaking at a modest 183 (moderate energy) and 161 on Friday the 7th, but even then the wave comment says it’s poor. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

We’ve got a real gap at the start. Thursday the 6th is a total washout with tiny 1ft swell from the NNE, period just 7 seconds, and a 16 mph breeze. Not worth paddling for. Friday the 7th shows the biggest swell of the whole outlook – 4ft morning, 4ft afternoon – both from the ENE, period still short at 7 seconds. The wind is cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the wave energy at 183 and 161 is still too weak to push proper waves into this reef. Those are the only two sessions that even get close to something rideable, but the call is “poor surf conditions.”

Saturday the 8th drops right back to 1.0ft and 1ft, period climbs to 9 seconds but the energy is tiny (17 and 20). Sunday the 9th is the first time we get a “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” call, with a 2ft morning and 3ft afternoon, both from the NE. Period is short again at 6-7 seconds, energy at 62 and 91. The wind is offshore, so it’ll be glassy clean, but it’s ankle-to-knee high junk. Monday the 10th afternoon has a 4ft ENE swell with a 6-second period and 113 energy – again, surfable but ordinary.

After that, it’s a long, slow fade. From Tuesday the 11th all the way through to Friday the 21st, the swell barely reaches 1ft, and most days it’s sitting at 0.7ft or 0.3ft. The period gets long on the 13th – 14 and 15 seconds – but with a 0.3ft swell from the north, you’re looking at a flat lake. The wind stays howling from the east at 16-25 mph, so it’s just blown out chop on a tiny base.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best on offer is probably Sunday the 9th morning or Monday the 10th afternoon, and even that’s a stretch. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Sunday the 9th morning with offshore wind and 2ft from the NE might give you a few crumbly little rollers, but don’t expect much. The reef is exposed, but the swell is just too weak and short-period to light it up.

Forget the board for the first week and a half. The only real “surf” is on Friday the 7th, but it’s poor. After that, it’s a solid 11-day gap of nothing worth mentioning. The setup here is more interesting for a kite than a paddle, given the constant wind and tiny waves.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts, but this one’s a write-off for now.

Rusty.

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