Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break down this forecast for the local stretch.

So, looking at the next 16 days, it’s a real bummer. We’ve only got one spot in the mix, Duppys, and it’s a long, flat spell. Starting Monday the 31st of August, right through to Tuesday the 15th of September, every single entry says “poor surf conditions.” That’s over two weeks of nothing to get excited about. No real standout days, no proper swell windows.

The water at Duppys is 84°F, with an anomaly of just 0.5°F, so it’s right where it should be for this time of year.

Let’s talk about the only break. Duppys is a reef setup, fairly consistent, and it needs a north swell to light up. The combined swell energy is weak for almost the whole run—numbers like 20, 14, 10, and even dropping to 1. Swell heights are tiny, mostly 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with a few exceptions. On Thursday the 3rd of September, we get a bump to 4 ft from the ENE with an 8-second period and combined energy hitting 182 (moderate energy). That’s the biggest pulse, but it’s short-period windswell, and the wind is a cross-off from the E or ENE at 15 to 19 mph. It’s clean, but the waves will be weak and messy.

The wind stays cross-off to fresh offshore for the whole period, so the surface will be clean, but without proper swell, it’s just flat, clean water. From the 5th of September, we get some offshore winds, and the swell period stretches to 12 seconds on the 7th, and even 16 seconds on the 15th of September, but the heights are still 0.7 ft to 2 ft. The energy is just not there. That 16-second groundswell on the 15th sounds promising, but with only 0.7 ft of height and combined energy of 27, it’s barely a ripple.

Honestly, if you’re looking for a wave, you’re out of luck. For a few days with a bit of push, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. This is just one of those blank runs for the area.

Rusty.

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