D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I'm looking at the surf outlook for D Street. Right off the bat, I've got to be straight with you – this isn't shaping up to be a classic run. The water temperature is sitting at 75°, which is a solid 7° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's very unusual, and you'll definitely notice the warm water when you're sitting out there.

The pattern over the next couple of weeks is pretty grim. The swell is small and weak, with combined energy readings mostly in the 300s to 400s – that's weak energy, not enough to get excited about. We're looking at a long stretch of marginal to poor conditions, with only a few brief windows where things clean up slightly.

For the best of what's on offer, I'd point you to Thursday morning, the 27th of August. There's a bit of a pulse that morning, with the swell coming from the South at 4 ft, with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 1230, which is a moderate bump. The real winner is the wind – it's light and cross-onshore, but the forecast actually says "glassy" for the afternoon, so the morning should be clean enough. The direction is a bit more southerly, which isn't exactly the optimum SW for D Street, but it's the best we're going to see.

Other than that, the rest of the month is a write-off. The South SW swells are tiny, mostly 2 ft to 4 ft, with periods around 13 to 17 seconds. The wind is mostly onshore from the WSW or W, which keeps things messy. You'll see combined energy stuck in the 200s to 400s right through to the 26th. There's a big gap of really poor surf from the 12th right through to the 26th, with only a couple of "marginal" days thrown in.

Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most days. The small, weak swell and consistent onshore wind won't give you much to work with. Keep your expectations low, and maybe that Thursday the 27th morning will be a pleasant surprise. But for the most part, it's a quiet spell.

Rusty.

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