Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about this 16-day stretch. It’s a bit of a grim one for Duppys. We’re looking at a whole lot of small, weak, and ordinary surf, with the wind staying mostly cross-off or onshore for most of the run.

The water temp is sitting right around 83°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no excuses there – you can’t blame the cold. The first week is a real write-off. We kick off with a tiny, weak 2ft NE windswell with a short 7-second period on Wednesday morning. The energy is a paltry 54. It’s surfable but nothing to get excited about. After that, the swell just disappears. Thursday and Friday see waves barely breaking at 0.3ft to 0.7ft. The wind is up, it’s cross-off, and the ocean is just flat and messy. It’s a long, frustrating stretch of waiting.

There’s a little hiccup on Saturday afternoon the 8th when a 5ft ENE swell with a 6-second period shows up, giving us a moderate energy reading of 199, but the guide says it's still poor surf conditions. The next week carries on in the same vein. Mostly junk under 2ft, with the odd bump to 3ft on Monday the 10th, but the short periods and cross-off winds will chop it up. It’s all very ordinary.

Then, on Friday the 14th, something finally happens. The combined swell energy jumps to 588, and we see a proper 7ft ENE swell wrap in with an 8-second period. That’s real surf, and it’s going to be working at Duppys. This is a reef break, and it’s exposed, so it will pick it all up. But look, the wind is going to be howling at 35-40 km/h from the east, and there’s even a risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon. It’s going to be wild and stormy – big, lumpy, and challenging. This is expert territory for sure, with that size and wind. The swell direction from ENE is off from Duppy’s optimum N, so despite the size and energy, the quality will suffer.

After that pulse, it’s back to the tiny stuff. The following week is again full of weak, short-period junk under 2ft. The energy levels tank back down into the 20s and 30s. The 19th brings a small bump of 4ft ENE swell, but it’s short-period and the wind is up, so it’s likely another messy one.

The only real stand-out in this entire 16-day window is that Friday, August 14th swell. It’s the only time we get any significant size and power, but conditions will be rough and wind-blown. It’s not a clean day by any stretch, but for the desperate, it’s all we’ve got. Everything else is a waiting game for cleaner, more consistent conditions. Keep an eye on the charts, because forecast like this can change, but as of now, it’s a test of patience.

Rusty, signing off.

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