D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for D Street over the next couple of weeks.

I'm not gonna lie to you, it’s a slow start and a long grind. We've got a dry patch that stretches from the very start of the period all the way through the first week. You're looking at a solid gap of about five to six days with nothing worth getting wet for. From Sunday the 30th up until Friday the 4th of September, it's mostly small, poor quality waves with onshore and cross-onshore winds messing things up. A few sessions peak at a meagre 4ft from the SSW, but with that cross-shore breeze and weak energy readings (723 down to 491), it's just not happening. You'd be better off changing a blown-out tire than trying to surf that.

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The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday the 5th of September. Saturday afternoon the wind tries to ease up, with a light breeze from the WNW, going offshore. The swell bumps up just a touch to 3ft from the SSW, but the stand-out is the energy jump. We get a combined swell energy of 1035, which is a solid moderate push. It’s not huge, but after the week we’ve had, that’s a welcome sight. It's a subtle, clean-ish window.

Then, the standout of the whole run looks to be the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September. The swell comes up to a healthy 6ft from the SSW, with a period of 13 seconds pushing a lot of energy—a reading of 1242. The wind is light from the SW, a light cross-onshore, but it'll keep the surface tidy enough. That's the biggest, most energetic swell of the period. It's not beginner territory at that size, but for the rest of us who have been staring at flat water, that Tuesday morning session has some real promise.

After that pulse, it fades quickly. The 9th of September sees the period drop to a weak 9 seconds, which ruins the shape, and it's all downhill into the second week. The following days are just small, weak leftovers. Even the long-period energy on the 14th of September (466) doesn't have the size to back it up.

Crowds at D Street are often an issue, so on that Tuesday morning when the surf is actually half-decent, expect it to be busy. But for a sandbar, with those clean-ish conditions, it's the best ticket in town.

Keep your chin up, sometimes a blank run like this means the next one is a ripper.

Rusty.

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