Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey everyone, Rusty here. I've had a look at the numbers for Duppys, and it's a waiting game. The first report is for the 5th of July, but for days after that, it's a flat, empty ocean. Water temp is about 84°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

We finally see a whisper of swell on the 7th, a 0.3ft north pulse at 10 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 2 – that's nothing. The wind is offshore from the east, which would give us clean conditions, but with no wave to ride, it's just a pretty, flat sea. This pattern drags on. We get hints of 0.3ft, then 0.7ft waves from the north and north-northeast over the next week, but the energy numbers stay stuck in the single digits or low teens. The period lingers between 9 and 13 seconds, but it's all tease and no substance.

The most promising window, if you can call it that, shows up around Thursday the 16th. We get a 2ft swell from the north with a period of 9 to 10 seconds, and the combined energy actually climbs to 47. The wind stays cross-off from the east, so the surface should be glassy. Friday the 17th holds similar 1ft waves from the north and north-northeast, with energy in the 20s. By Saturday the 18th, the period drops to 8 seconds, signaling weaker, mushier waves. There's no true standout in this whole 16-day window.

So, the "best" – and I say that lightly – would be the morning of the 16th. That 2ft north swell with the 10-second period is the most size we'll see, and with cross-off easterly winds, it should be the cleanest of a very small batch. Don't expect anything over knee-high, and it'll be inconsistent. For a reef that needs a real push to fire, this is a long dry spell. It's more of a float than a surf. Beginners, this won't be too big; the issue is it's barely big at all.

The second week into the 20th offers the same story: small, weak pulses of northerly swell with no punch. It's a quiet, flat outlook all around for Duppys.

Rusty.

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