Point Dume Little Dume Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for us.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at a bit of a slow start. The first few days of the forecast are really just marginal, with small surf and onshore or cross-shore winds messing things up. The real window of opportunity opens up on Sunday the 6th, and that’s where we’ll focus.

Point Dume Little Dume is the only spot on the menu, and it’s a classic point break, so it handles swell well. For the first part of the week, it’s a bit of a grind. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are offering up small 3ft SSW swells, but the wind is all over the place – cross, cross-on, and onshore. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it. The energy is moderate, with combined swell energy readings hovering around 699 to 761, so there’s a little push, but the conditions aren’t doing it any favors.

Now, Sunday morning, September 6th, is the standout. We’ve got a solid jump in size to 5ft from the S, with a clean, cross-offshore breeze. The guidance tells me this is a point break that loves swell from the south, and we’ve got it. The energy is moderate (1022). The period is a solid 14 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell with some good shape. This is your best morning of the window. Water temp is about average for the time of year, so no major surprises there.

Monday the 7th holds some size – 6ft S swell in the morning – but the wind is straight onshore. That’s going to make it a messy, bumpy ride. The afternoon gets worse with a cross-onshore wind picking up. Tuesday the 8th is similar, with a moderate breeze and a cross-chop on the 5ft swell. Not great.

After that, the wheels fall off. From Wednesday the 9th all the way through to the end of the forecast window on the 19th, we’re looking at a long, dry spell. The swell drops to under 2ft, often down to 2ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. The combined energy dips into the low hundreds (e.g., 156, 157, 126), which is weak. The periods get long again, even up to 22 seconds, but with no size, it’s just a flat, glassy ocean with no real push. For a point break like this, that means no rideable waves.

So, to sum it up: the only real window is Sunday morning, the 6th. That’s the one to mark. The rest of the 16 days is a long, flat gap with nothing recommended. It’s not unusual for this area to have blank runs, and forecasts can change, but as it stands, we’re looking at a long wait after that Sunday.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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