Duppys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got.

Honestly, mate, this is a bit of a grim stretch for Duppys. We’re looking at a 16-day window, but the first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show until Sunday afternoon, September 13th, and even then it's pretty ordinary. The whole run is a waiting game with lots of small, weak swell and mostly shifty cross-offshore winds making it hard to get stoked.

Kicking off on the 13th, the morning is a write-off with a storm risk and 22 mph offshore winds on a tiny 0.7 ft NNE swell. The afternoon creeps up to 4 ft from the ENE but with a short 7 second period, so it’s gutless. The combined energy is weak at 128, and the water is 85°, which is about average for the time of year. You’d get a wave but it’s nothing to write home about.

Monday the 14th through to the end of the month is pretty much the same story: small stuff, mostly under 3 ft, with moderate to fresh cross-off or offshore easterly winds. The swell direction is ENE to NE most days, which isn’t optimal for Duppys – it wants a northerly swell direction to really fire. Periods are short, around 7-8 seconds, so it’s choppy and lacks punch. The combined energy numbers hover in the double and low triple digits, with a few peaks like the 177 on the 28th afternoon, but that’s still moderate at best. Most of the time the surf quality is labeled “poor.” There are a few windows of clean, offshore wind, especially on the 18th and 19th, but the swell is too small – 1.0 ft to 2 ft – to get excited about.

There is a subtle uptick in the last week. Saturday, September 26th morning has 3 ft from the north with a 9-second period and 113 combined energy, along with a moderate offshore breeze from the ESE. This is the closest we get to a standout. It’s still small, but the direction is right and the wind is clean. The same pattern holds through the 27th and 28th, with swell building to 3 ft and the energy creeping up to around 160-177, but it’s still not enough to call it a proper session. The wind stays cross-off or offshore, so the cleanest windows will be the mornings.

Bottom line: Duppys is a reef break that can handle a bit of juice, but this forecast is a long wait with only small, short-period swell. It’s a tough call to recommend any day as a standout. If you’re desperate, the morning of the 26th looks the most promising with a northerly swell and clean offshore wind, but keep expectations low. The gap of poor surf from the 14th to the 25th is a long one. For beginners, the swell rarely gets over 5 ft, so it’s safe, but the quality is just not there.

Stay patient, mates. It’s not always this quiet.

- Rusty

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