Surf Forecasts:
D Street surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SSW swell with 932 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for D Street this week:
The surf forecast for D Street over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at D Street in the next 16 days are 1.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for D Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Imperial
Alright, let’s talk D Street. The water is feeling wild for the season – a bonkers 73°, which is about 5° warmer than normal. That’s a real talking point. The swell energy is churning out good numbers in the three-digit range, so there’s plenty of juice, but the quality is gonna be a struggle for most of this run. We’ve got a long stretch of marginal or poor surf, so don’t get excited just yet.
Tuesday 25th August is a complete dud. The swell is barely 2ft and the wind is on it. Trash. Wednesday and Thursday the swell lifts to 4-5ft, but it’s from the south with a cross-onshore breeze, so expect bumpy, messy lines. Friday 28th morning is the one bright spot. We’re looking at a glassy 2ft swell from the south-west with a very long 16-second period. The energy is still a solid 461. The wind is dead calm. That’s a clean, low-tide cruiser session for a longboard.
The weekend into next week sees more waist-high swell from the south, with periods ranging 12-15 seconds. The wind stays mostly on or cross-on, chopping up what would otherwise be decent waves. The energy is higher, up to 915, but it’ll still feel messy. For the best of the lot, that Friday 28th morning is your standout. Nothing else in the next two weeks screams “drop everything and go.” The 3rd and 4th of September have some bigger groundswell with 17-second periods and solid energy, but the cross-on wind will ruin the shape for most.
Beginners, the 5ft days on Wednesday 26th will be too much with the chop. Stick to the 2ft glassy Friday morning. It’s a picky window, but that one morning has some magic in it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 784 | 556 | 446 | 305 | 389 | 279 | 270 | 274 | 470 | 932 | 667 | 788 | 749 | 537 | 437 | 333 | 330 | 353 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.17m | 9:35AM1.68m | 8:44PM2.20m | 9:55AM1.75m | 9:18PM2.17m | 10:16AM1.83m | 9:53PM2.09m | 10:39AM1.90m | 10:30PM1.96m | 11:04AM1.97m | 11:10PM1.79m | 11:32AM2.01m | 11:57PM1.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM1.04m | 3:11AM0.24m | 2:40PM0.94m | 3:36AM0.25m | 3:15PM0.84m | 4:00AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.76m | 4:23AM0.38m | 4:30PM0.69m | 4:46AM0.50m | 5:13PM0.65m | 5:10AM0.64m | 6:02PM0.64m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 285 | 784 | 556 | 446 | 305 | 389 | 279 | 151 | 78 | 470 | 932 | 667 | 788 | 749 | 138 | 112 | 100 | 330 | 353 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 208 | 203 | 302 | 196 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 270 | 274 | 68 | 66 | 109 | 109 | 168 | 537 | 437 | 321 | 79 | 57 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 6 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | W 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 101 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 140 | 21 | 153 | 86 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 59 | 112 | 333 | 264 | 131 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 10 | 24 | 113 | 14 | 129 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 47 | 170 | 8 | 47 | 46 | 0 |
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