D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here lookin’ at the D Street stretch for the next couple weeks. I gotta be straight with you—this isn't a classic run. We’ve got waves, but they’re gonna be messy, onshore, and pretty average for the majority of the time. Don't get your hopes up for any firing days; it's more about managing expectations and finding a window where it's not complete junk.

We kick things off on Tuesday, August 25th. It’s tiny, 3ft of S swell, period around 13 seconds. Water temp is sitting at 73°, which is a solid 5° warmer than normal—that’s very unusual for this time of year, so the water feels like a bathtub. The wind is light but cross-on, so it’s bumpy. The combined swell energy is low at 594, and the conditions are only described as marginal. Not a day to rush out.

The pattern stays grim through the rest of August and the first few days of September. Winds are consistently cross-on or onshore from the WSW or SW, with swell mostly in that 3ft to 5ft range from the S/SSW. The energy creeps up a bit on the 27th and 28th with some longer-period groundswell (16 to 19 seconds), but the onshore wind ruins it. A 3ft swell with a 19-second period on Friday the 28th afternoon sounds nice on paper, but with onshore wind, it’s just lumpy. The surf quality is rated poor or marginal across the board here.

We hit a real blank run from around September 1st afternoon through to September 8th. Lots of days with “poor surf conditions” and scores of zero. Swell is small, wind is onshore, and the wave energy is weak—often under 500. It’s a quiet spell for the area.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Wednesday morning, September 2nd, we get a rare window. The wind goes glassy—a light 3 mph from the SW. The swell is a clean 3ft from the SSW with an 11-second period. Combined energy is still moderate at 426, but the forecast actually says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the standout of the whole 16 days: D Street with glassy conditions and a small, rideable south swell. The crowd factor here is "often," so you won't be alone, but with conditions this rare, you’ll take it. This is your best bet. If you can only paddle out once in this outlook, make it that glassy Wednesday morning.

Looking further out to early September, we get a big spike in energy. On Wednesday, September 9th, the combined energy jumps to 1643 in the morning and a huge 2687 in the afternoon, with a 7ft S swell and 16-second period. But, the wind is onshore from the W. For a beach-and-sandbar setup like D Street, that’s going to be a washing machine. The 7ft size is also too big for beginners, and with the onshore wind, it’s really only for experts or kite surfers looking for windy conditions. The quality is only marked as marginal, so don't expect perfection.

So, to wrap it up: the first two weeks are a grind of average, onshore surf with one gem on September 2nd morning. The very end of the forecast shows a lot of power but with lousy wind. Keep an eye on that window of glass, because that’s the only time D Street is going to look like itself.

- Rusty

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