Point Dume Little Dume Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's coming up for this stretch of coast.

Honestly, this forecast is a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell with very little to get excited about. The first couple of days have some swell, but it's messy and the wind is all wrong. After that, things go flat and stay that way for a solid week. The energy just isn't there, and the conditions are poor.

Let's start with Wednesday the 29th of July. At Point Dume Little Dume, we've got a 3ft swell from the SSW with a 16-second period, which is a nice long-period groundswell. The combined energy is moderate at 959. But the wind is a cross-onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, which is going to put a chop on the surface. The water temp is a scorching 73°, which is 8° warmer than usual – that's very unusual for this time of year, so you won't need a wetsuit. The surf is marginal, and the conditions are choppy. It's a tough one to call good.

Thursday the 30th is more of the same. Morning sees a 3ft SSW swell, but the wind is still cross-onshore from the south at 6 mph. The afternoon picks up a little to 4ft from the south, but again, the wind turns cross-onshore from the west. It's just not clean.

Then comes Friday the 31st of July, and things drop off. The swell gets smaller, the energy plummets, and the conditions are rated as poor. This poor run continues all the way through until Thursday the 6th of August. The swell stays tiny, mostly around 1ft, with weak energy values dipping into the double digits. The wind is a constant cross-onshore, and the surf is just not worth the paddle.

For a moment on Friday the 7th of August, the swell period jumps to 19 seconds, but the swell height is only 2ft. The energy is still moderate at 290, but it's not enough to make a wave. It's still a poor outlook.

The story doesn't really change through the second week. There are a few marginal sessions on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of August, with 2ft to 2ft swells from the SSW, but the winds are never favourable. The energy stays in the low to mid 200s, which is moderate but the swell is just too small to do anything with. This is a full-on flat spell, folks. It's one of those times where the forecast looks more interesting for a kite than a surfboard.

There's really no standout session here. The best of a bad bunch is probably Wednesday the 29th of July, with the biggest swell and longest period, but the cross-onshore wind kills it. The rest is a write-off.

Rusty.

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