Dune Rd West Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Dune Rd West is most often good on a 0–2 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the E, with moderate wind from the NE, on a mid incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 0–2 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | E |
| Best wind | moderate wind from the NE |
| Best tide | mid & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-07-16 10:40 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 1.6 ft |
| Dominant period | 5s |
| Swell direction | S (190°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 44025 (70 km away) |
| Wind | 8 kt from the WNW — NDBC 44069 (33 km away) |
Dune Rd West 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Dune Rd West from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Jul 16 | 2–3 ft | 5s SSW | 13 kt W |
| Fri Jul 17 | 2 ft | 5s S | 11 kt W |
| Sat Jul 18 | 2–4 ft | 7s S | 26 kt SW |
| Sun Jul 19 | 4–5 ft | 7s S | 20 kt WNW |
| Mon Jul 20 | 3–4 ft | 9s S | 10 kt SSE |
| Tue Jul 21 | 3–4 ft | 7s S | 17 kt SW |
| Wed Jul 22 | 4–5 ft | 8s S | 13 kt WNW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8465705 (New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach), the nearest tide station (59 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 03:46 — High 6.09 ft
- 2026-06-06 10:04 — Low 0.624 ft
- 2026-06-06 16:22 — High 6.004 ft
- 2026-06-06 22:28 — Low 1.148 ft
- 2026-06-07 04:34 — High 5.975 ft
- 2026-06-07 10:49 — Low 0.685 ft
Frequently asked
Is Dune Rd West good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-07-16 10:40 UTC), Dune Rd West is fair: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the S is off its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is moderate from the W.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Dune Rd West come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44025) and the nearest NOAA tide station (New Haven Harbor, New Haven Reach). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Dune Rd West?
Dune Rd West is most often good on a 0–2 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the E, with moderate wind from the NE, on a mid incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Dune Rd West is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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