D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Right now, D Street is not offering much of anything. The first week is pretty grim with small, weak swells and messy winds. The surf really only starts to show some hope from around the 18th onwards, but we're talking marginal conditions at best. The first proper recommendation doesn’t appear until the second half of the period.

The whole 16-day window kicks off with a Saturday morning, 12th September, and it’s a letdown. Swell is 3 ft from the SW at 14 seconds, but with a cross-on breeze it’s choppy. The energy is weak (315). Not worth paddling out for. This pattern sticks around – small SW swell, light to gentle cross-onshore winds, and poor to marginal conditions. The waves don’t get above 4 ft, and that’s on the 14th with a short period of 8 seconds from the W – poor surf, choppy, and cross-shore wind. Not a single standout in sight.

By the morning of Wednesday 16th, things get a tiny bit better. The morning shows 3 ft from the SSW at 17 seconds – that’s a longer period groundswell, but it’s cross-on, and the combined energy is moderate (503). The forecaster calls it marginal. Still, these long-period SW swells could give some shape if the wind lays off. But the wind stays onshore through the end of the week. Thursday the 17th is onshore, Friday the 18th morning has 2 ft SW at 19 seconds – very long period, but onshore and weak energy for the size.

The real, but still modest, window starts Saturday the 19th. Morning brings 3 ft SW at 18 seconds, light onshore wind, and marginal conditions. The energy is moderate (516). This repeats into Sunday the 20th with similar 3 ft SW at 18 seconds, light cross-onshore, and marginal conditions (energy 620). It’s not clean, but it’s the best the forecast offers.

Monday the 21st has 3 ft to 3 ft SW at 17 seconds, gentle cross-onshore, moderate energy (662 to 707). Again, just marginal. The wind never goes offshore, it’s always cross-onshore or onshore. That’s the story.

If you’re determined, the best of a very average bunch is probably the morning of Sunday 20th September – 3 ft SW at 18 seconds, light cross-onshore, moderate energy of 620. It’s still only marginal, but the swell direction matches the optimum SW, the period is long, and the wind is light. For a sandbar break like D Street, the long period might make it a bit straight, but with light wind, you could find a few clean ones. It’s a beginner break normally, and at under 5 ft it’s fine for all levels. Crowds are possible here – it says “often” crowded, so you won’t be alone.

For the second week, after the 21st, it trails off again. Tuesday 22nd has 3 ft SW at 16 seconds, light cross-onshore, but the energy drops and the quality falls back to poor. By the 25th and 26th, it’s back to small onshore slop. No other standouts.

So, to sum it up: D Street has a long quiet start. The only flicker of hope is around the 20th and 21st of September, but even then, you’re trading small, long-period SW swells for light but cross-onshore winds. It’s not proper clean, not a day to write home about. Take it for what it is – a marginal paddle on a sandbar.

Rusty.

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