D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at this 16-day window for D Street, it’s a tough one. The numbers just aren’t cooperating. For the first few days, we’re looking at poor surf conditions with weak, inconsistent energy. The water is a balmy 75° – that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a nice little bonus if you’re just floating around, but the waves themselves are a major letdown. The combined energy is mostly in the low three-digit range, meaning it’s weak, and the swell is small and short-lived.

Tuesday the 11th starts it off with a tiny 2ft to 2ft SSW swell at a long period of 13-18 seconds. The wind is a clean offshore from the W at 9 mph, but there’s just no oomph behind it. The same story rolls through Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th – small 2ft to 3ft swell, and while the wind stays light to gentle, the surf is rated poor. Thursday afternoon sees a slight bump with a 3ft SW swell, but it’s still not enough to get excited about. The moderate wave energy reads 468, which tells you there’s a little more juice, but the quality isn’t there.

Friday the 14th through Sunday the 16th is where things get marginally better. The combined energy climbs into the moderate range, hitting 583 on Friday morning and peaking at 765 on Friday afternoon. Swell bumps up to 3ft to 4ft, still from the SSW, with a clean offshore wind. The wave comment moves from “poor” to “marginal,” which is the best we’re going to get. This is the only window that might be worth a look, but it’s nothing to write home about. The period drops to 14-16 seconds, which is still decent, but the swell direction is a bit off for the optimum SW.

After that, from Monday the 17th onward, it’s a long, slow grind back to poor conditions. The swell drops back to 1ft to 3ft, the wind becomes cross-onshore or cross-shore, and the combined energy fades back into the low three-digit range. The surf is consistently rated poor or marginal, with gentle cross-onshore chop ruining any chance of a clean face. There’s a tiny blip on Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th where the energy jumps back to 558 and 627, but with only 3ft to 4ft of swell and a period of 16s, it’s still just marginal. The wind is offshore, but the swell is weak and inconsistent.

So, the bottom line: there’s no standout session here. The best on offer is a marginal weekend from Friday the 14th to Sunday the 16th, with clean offshore wind and a bit of swell, but it’s small and only just rideable. The rest of the 16 days is a long stretch of poor surf with no real energy. If you’ve got a kite, the moderate wind and small, messy waves might be more interesting than a paddle. But for a surfer, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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