D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, I’ve got to be straight with you—these next 16 days are a tough watch for anyone with a surfboard around here. There’s no real standout session, and the reports are pretty bleak. The first glimmer of anything surfable doesn’t show up until Thursday the 13th, and even then, it’s marginal at best.

For most of the run, the swell is tiny—around 2 ft to 2 ft—with short periods mostly below 18 seconds, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore almost all day, every day. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate, ranging from 322 to 471 (moderate energy) early on, then climbing into the 500s and 600s (moderate to moderately strong energy) around the 14th and 15th, but the quality just isn’t there. You’re looking at choppy, messy conditions that are better for a kite than a paddle.

The only slight hope is D Street. This spot is a beachbreak sandbar, fairly consistent, but it’s exposed to the SW and the optimum swell direction is SW, so it lines up. But the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, with moderate breezes that’ll leave things pretty lumpy. The water temperature is 76°, which is 8° warmer than usual for this time of year—that’s very unusual, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit.

Thursday the 13th morning is the first time things creep up to a “marginal” call. Swell height is 2 ft from the SW, period 16 seconds—a long period groundswell—with a light cross-onshore breeze. The combined energy is 338, weak to moderate. The long period might help shape the waves a bit, but at a beachbreak, it can make things a bit straight and tricky. Not for beginners.

That afternoon and through to Saturday the 15th, the swell builds a little, hitting 3 ft to 4 ft from the SSW, but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore with moderate breezes, and the energy climbs to 768 (moderate-strong) by Friday afternoon. Still, the reports are all “marginal surf” or “poor”. You might find a clean-up set, but expect a lot of waiting for not much.

Sunday the 16th features similar conditions: 4 ft SW swell, period around 14-15 seconds, light onshore wind, and combined energy around 527-592. Still marginal.

After that, Monday the 17th through the rest of the second week, the swell drops back to 1 ft to 3 ft, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore. The energy fades to below 500 (weak to moderate). It’s pretty much a write-off. If you’re desperate, you could paddle out on one of the marginal mornings with the lightest breeze, but don’t get your hopes up. There’s no standout. For the vast majority of this period, you’re better off doing something else.

Rusty.

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