D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a proper look at the next couple of weeks, yeah? I’ve been staring at the charts and honestly, it’s a bit of a quiet spell for us. We’ve got a solid run of small, clean groundswell but the wind just keeps messing with it. Not a classic forecast by any stretch, but there’s a couple of windows where it might just line up if you’re keen and patient.

The first few days are pretty grim, to be honest. Wednesday the 9th through to Sunday the 13th are all showing poor surf. There’s waves on offer but they’re getting chopped up by a cross-onshore breeze. We’re looking at around 2ft to 4ft of swell, but it’s messy, a bit of a blur. The energy is weak to moderate, things like (412) or (266), and it’s just not worth scratching around for. I'd give that first week a wide berth, mate.

There’s a bit of a shift from Monday the 14th. Still not great, but the wind finally starts to drop out. Through the middle of the week, the 15th to the 17th, we see the wind swing around to the west and go light offshore in the mornings. The swell eases back a touch to 2ft, but that’s when it gets interesting.

Now, for the standout window in this whole stretch, I’m looking at the morning of Wednesday the 16th and again on Monday the 21st. These are the two calls that stand out.

First up, Wednesday the 16th. The swell is a clean 3ft from the SSW with a solid 17-second period – proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is sitting at a respectable (505). The wind is light and offshore from the west, which is exactly what you want. The set waves are going to have some push to them, and the long period means they’ll be well-shaped. It’s not big, but it’ll be clean and lined up at D Street (California). The water is 72°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you can get away with a thinner suit.

Then, the other one to keep an eye on is Monday the 21st. We get a touch more size, with 4ft of SW swell, still with a 17-second period. The energy is up a notch too, hitting around (673). The wind is looking light and offshore from the west again. This could be the best of the lot, though being nine days out, I’d call it promising but not locked in. This one should have a bit more push behind it.

Between those two, the rest of the second week, the 18th, 19th, and 20th all have those light winds and clean conditions, but the swell drops back to that 2ft range. Worth a paddle but nothing to write home about.

The stretch from Friday the 22nd through to Thursday the 24th looks like we’re back into the same pattern of onshore breezes and poor surf. The swell hangs around, but the quality just isn't there.

So, here’s the deal. Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th are on the way up, and the real shout is for the morning of Monday the 21st. But for the next 16 days, the standout window is actually Wednesday the 16th. It’s not huge, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable conditions we’re going to see for a while. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty, out.

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