D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break it down.

Honestly, the next sixteen days are looking pretty bleak for D Street. There’s a solid run of small, weak swell with junk wind, and it’s going to be a proper grind to find anything worth paddling out for. The whole period starts with a bit of hope on Friday morning, July 31st, but it quickly fades.

Friday morning, July 31st, is the closest thing to a highlight, and it’s a very marginal one. We’ve got a 4ft SSW swell rolling in with a 14-second period, which gives it some decent energy (655). The wind is light offshore from the west, 10 km/h, so the surface should be clean. Problem is, the wave comment says it’s marginal, and the crowd here is often an issue. It’s a sandbar, so with that long-period groundswell, it might be a bit straight and wonky, but it’s the best of the whole run. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

After that, it’s a long, slow fade. From Friday afternoon all the way through to Wednesday, August 12th, the swell drops below 3ft, the period shrinks, and it’s a constant cross-onshore or onshore wind from the SW or WSW. It’s mostly poor surf, zero-score stuff. The combined energy drops into the low hundreds (from 433 down to 159), and you’re looking at tiny, weak, choppy lines. Not worth a second look for a paddle.

There’s a tiny flicker on Wednesday afternoon, August 12th, when the swell bumps up to 3ft from the SW with a 16-second period, and the energy climbs to 574. The wind is onshore, but it’s light. It’s still only a 1/10, and the comment says “marginal surf forecast.” It’s the best of a bad bunch in the second week, but it’s still a gamble.

A few mornings later, Saturday, August 15th, shows a similar story: 3ft SSW swell, 16-second period, energy at 534, but again, the wind is onshore and the call is marginal.

So, the standout is the Friday morning, July 31st session at D Street. It’s the only one that has a puff of offshore wind and a bit of size. The rest of the sixteen days is a long stretch of small, onshore slop, with a few days that are just barely worth a look if you’re desperate. The 12th and 15th of August are the only other dates that might offer a couple of clean-ish waves, but they’re far from guaranteed.

Rusty.

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