D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break it down in feet and knots for D Street.

It’s a grim outlook, I won’t sugar-coat it. This whole 16-day stretch is mostly flat or blown out, with nothing that really screams “go time.” The water’s sitting at 74°, which is way warmer than normal for late August – feels like a tropical anomaly.

We start on Monday the 24th with a tiny 2ft SW swell at a 17-second interval, but it’s cross-on and the report is just poor. That long period is a promise broken by the wind. Tuesday the 25th morning is a bit better at 2ft, but still cross-on and poor. The afternoon shifts onshore with 3ft from the south (13 seconds), and energy climbs (594), but it’s only a “marginal” call. The best of a weak bunch might be Wednesday the 26th morning. That has a 5ft S swell – actually some size – with a 12-second period and energy hitting 1028. But the wind is cross-on, making it choppy. It’s still only marginal, and for a beginner, 5ft with cross-off wind is a tough paddle and a mess.

The rest of the first week gives us 3ft to 4ft swells, but the wind stays cross-on or onshore. There are some nice long-interval groundswells on the 28th and 29th (16 to 19 seconds), but the onshore flow puts a lid on any quality.

Into the second week, from August 31st through September 3rd, it’s mostly poor with tiny surf or onshore wind. The 4th of September Friday afternoon has a 4ft SSW swell with a 17-second interval and energy of 1019 – the biggest energy of the run. But the wind is onshore at 9 knots. That size and that long period on a sandbar is going to close out fast. It’s not the spot for it.

Honestly, for most of this period, the conditions are better suited for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially with those high energy readings (1028, 1019) but poor wind direction. There’s no real standout. If you’ve got to get wet, the 4th of September afternoon moves the most water, but don’t expect anything clean.

Hang tight. Things can change.

- Rusty

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