D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are lookin’ pretty flat and sad for the most part. We’re staring down a long, quiet stretch where the surf just isn’t showing up. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t even appear until the very end of the period, and even then it’s a bit of a gamble.

The opening days are rough. From Wednesday the 19th right through to the end of August, it’s a whole lot of nothing. Swell heights are tiny, mostly between 2ft and 3ft, with periods that are all over the place but the quality is just poor. The wind is mostly light and onshore or cross-onshore, which keeps things messy. You’ll see a bit of a bump in the combined swell energy around the 28th and 29th – readings hit 592 and 799 (moderate to strong energy) – but the waves are still small and the conditions are only ever described as “marginal.” That’s not a green light, that’s a yellow caution sign.

The only true glimmer of hope comes late in the game. Look at the morning of Thursday, September 3rd. D Street is showing a clean 3ft swell from the SSE, with a period of 14 seconds – that’s a nice groundswell with some push. The wind? Absolutely glassy. Zero. That’s a rare treat. The combined energy is a solid 593 (moderate) and the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s the standout. For a break like D Street, a sandbar exposed to the SW, getting a clean SSE swell with glassy conditions is as good as it gets around here. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 71°, so you won’t need a thick suit.

Before that? Honestly, there’s nothing. A solid 14-day stretch of poor or marginal surf. It’s one of those blank runs that just happens sometimes. The swell direction is mostly SSW to SW, which is fine for D Street, but the size just isn’t there, and the wind is never cooperating. A few mornings and afternoons around the 29th and 30th do show a little more size – 4ft to 4ft – but the wind is cross-on or onshore, and the conditions are still just “marginal.” Not worth getting excited about.

So, if you’re thinking about a surf, mark your calendar for Thursday the 3rd of September. That morning session at D Street is the one to aim for. Clean, glassy, and a little bit of groundswell to work with. Everything else is a hard pass. Hang in there, the ocean will come back around.

- Rusty

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