D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s cooking at D Street.

Right now, things are pretty flat and quiet. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about, with small, weak swell and onshore winds messing up the shape for days on end. For the first week and a half, the best you’re looking at is small, chest-high waves at best, with period good enough to hold shape, but the wind is never quite right—mostly onshore or cross-onshore, putting a bump on it. The combined swell energy stays moderate, bouncing between 203 and 570 (moderate wave energy) through the end of August, but the wave quality just isn’t there.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd offer the cleanest conditions with light onshore breezes, but the swell is only around 2 ft to 3 ft, so it’s tiny and weak. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate to get wet.

The first real standout doesn’t show up until Friday the 4th of September. That morning, we’ve got glassy conditions—dead calm—with a clean 4 ft swell out of the SSE at 16 seconds. That’s a nice long-period groundswell, which will wrap in with clean lines at the sandbar. Combined energy jumps strong at 1360 (strong wave energy). This is the best window in the whole outlook. The swell is a little south of the optimum SW direction, but with glass, it’ll be the cleanest surf you’ll find. It’s a bit much for beginners at 4 ft, but fine for intermediates and up. Expect some crowds, because D Street is known to get busy when it’s good.

After that, Saturday the 5th sees a bigger 7 ft S swell come in, but the cross-onshore wind will shred the shape. That’s expert territory size-wise, but bumpy. Only go out if you’re comfortable in messy, powerful surf.

Overall, there’s a long dry spell until that clean window on the 4th of September. That’s your one real shot. Keep an eye on it, because it’s a good one, but it’s still a ways out.

- Rusty

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