Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie – or don’t, it’s going to be a quiet one out here. Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you: we’re looking at a proper flat spell on the horizon. For the next sixteen days, we’re not seeing much that’ll get you out of bed. The first sign of anything surfable doesn’t even pop up until the very end of the first week, and even then it’s skinny.

We’re talking about Duppys, a reef setup that needs some love from the north. The pattern for the next week is clean enough – lots of moderate to fresh easterly breezes keeping the surface tidy – but the swell just isn’t there. The combined energy is dribbling along in the weak range, barely cracking 100 units (like 76). The best of the first week is Friday afternoon (7th August) when a tiny 4ft northeast swell pushes through for a minute, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’ll be weak and crumbly. Not worth paddling for.

There is one window that stands out as the best on offer, and it’s on Sunday the 9th of August. The morning brings a 3ft northeast swell with a 6-second period and a combined energy of 105 (moderate). The wind stays easterly at 12 mph, which is cross-offshore here, so it should be clean. It’s nothing epic, but for a reef that needs north in the swell, it’s the only piece of action we get. Crowds are possible here sometimes, so you might see a few locals out for the same reason.

After that, we sink back into the doldrums. From the 10th of August right through to the 19th, every single slot shows poor surf conditions. The swell height barely gets above 1.0ft, and the combined energy stays in the weak range. Winds stay fresh and clean, but with no power in the water, there’s nothing to ride. Duppys is fairly consistent normally, so this blank run is a bit of a sting, but it happens. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer right now.

So, bottom line: If you’re desperate, aim for the 9th of August at Duppys. Otherwise, save the wax.

Rusty.

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