Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the Gweebarra (Dooey beach) stretch. It’s a bit of a slow burner this outlook, so don’t get your hopes up for the first week and a half.

Right off the bat, the water temp is sitting at 60°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice little bonus for the skin.

The first real sniff of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t come until Sunday morning, the 2nd of August. We’ve got a tiny 4ft swell rolling in from the NW with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (184), so it’s not going to be packing much punch. However, the real story here is the wind. We’re looking at glassy conditions with an ENE breeze at just 3 mph. That’s going to make for a clean, if small, session. It’s a beginner-friendly break anyway, so this is a good chance for a longboarder or a learner to get some fun, crumbly waves.

After that, we hit a long dry spell. The next couple of days offer up tiny, weak swell with light cross-offshore winds, giving us clean conditions but barely any waves. This is a real lull, stretching all the way through to the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August. Then, on Tuesday morning, we get another brief moment of glassy conditions with a light WNW breeze at 3 mph, and the swell bumps up to 4ft from the NW with a 6-second period. The energy is still weak (97), but that glassy surface will make it feel more fun than it looks on paper.

The real standout, and the one to circle on your calendar, is way out there on Friday the 14th of August. The forecast is building a solid 7ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period hitting the exposed coast. The combined energy is strong (761). Conditions look clean with light winds, but there’s a major caveat. For a beginner break like Gweebarra, 7ft is pushing it past the fun zone and into “too big” territory. The data is clear: the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. This is one for experienced surfers only, and even then, it’s going to be a handful. The WNW direction is a good match for the break, but the size is the dominant factor here. It’s a promising long-range call, but less certain given the size.

So, the bottom line: the best of a very quiet bunch is the glassy, small window on Sunday morning the 2nd of August. The only other real highlight is the potentially big, expert-only swell on the 14th of August.

Stay safe, and don’t go out over your head.

Rusty.

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