Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here with the imperial version.

The next 16 days are a pretty grim stretch for Duppys. We’ve got a long, dry spell of nothing much happening. The first week is almost a total write-off, with just a whisper of a pulse showing up later. The only real glimmer of hope is a bit of a bump around the 25th of July, but it’s a tough call.

For the first few days, from Wednesday the 22nd through to Friday the 24th, it’s tiny. We’re looking at ankle-to-knee high stuff, 1.0ft to 3ft, with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is a moderate breeze from the east, blowing cross-offshore, so it’s clean but there’s just no energy. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting at only 13 to 70.

Then on Friday afternoon, the 24th, the swell jumps up to 6ft from the ENE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 319 (moderate). But the wind is still a moderate cross-offshore breeze, and the forecast says “poor surf conditions.” Not great.

Saturday the 25th is the best of a bad bunch. The morning swell holds at 5ft from the ENE, with an 8-second period, and energy at 244. By the afternoon, the wind goes light offshore from the east at 16 mph, and the forecast flips to “expect good surf conditions.” The water temperature is a warm 82°, which is about normal for this time of year. Even so, 5ft with a short period like that isn’t going to be a world-beater, but it’s the only window all week where you might get a few clean ones. Saturday afternoon is the standout.

Sunday the 26th morning sees a drop to 4ft, 8-second period, with a gentle offshore breeze from the ESE. The energy is 170 (moderate). The forecast says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a letdown after Saturday.

Then the plug gets pulled. From Sunday afternoon the 26th all the way through to Tuesday the 4th of August, it’s mostly flat, with only a few tiny 0.3ft pulses showing up on the 31st of July and 1st of August. The short-period swells are almost non-existent, with energy values of 1 to 3.

On Tuesday the 4th of August, we get a brief spike in the afternoon: 6ft from the ENE, 8-second period, but the energy jumps to 409 (moderate). The wind is a moderate cross-offshore breeze. The forecast calls it “marginal” – not exactly a ringing endorsement, but it’s something to watch.

Overall, if you’re a beginner, Saturday the 25th afternoon is manageable, but keep an eye on the tide. For the experts, there’s nothing here that’s going to get the heart racing. The whole period is flat with a few short, weak pulses. This is a kite-surfing kind of setup, not a paddle session.

Rusty.

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