Surf Forecasts:
D Street surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 867 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s is also forecast. 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 1.2m 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+) | 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for D Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at the only game in town for this 16-day stretch.
We’ve got one spot to talk about: D Street. It’s a sandbar, exposed to the SW and it’s fairly consistent, but honestly the next week and a half looks more like a patience test than a surf trip. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.
We start with a long, flat gap. There’s no surf worth paddling for until Tuesday the 25th, and even that is just marginal. Tuesday morning has some small 2ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period, but it’s cross-on and the wave energy is moderate (4
14). The afternoon gets a 1/10 score, with light cross-on winds making for small ripples. It’s not good.
Wednesday the 26th sees a bump to 5ft of S swell, but the period drops to 12 seconds. The energy picks up to strong (916) but the wind is cross or cross-on, leaving the surface chopped. This is still a miss.
Thursday the 27th through to the end of the month is all small junk. We’re talking 3ft to 4ft, short period or long period, with onshore or cross-on winds most of the time. The energy is moderate to strong, but the quality is poor. The best of this first week is probably Friday the 28th: 3ft SSW groundswell with a very long 19-second period, energy at 578 (moderate), and light offshore wind. That long period will make it clean and lined up, but it’s still tiny. It’s a longboard and funboard wave at best.
The first week of September doesn’t get better. Monday the 31st has a moderate breeze creating a proper chop. The energy stays moderate. The best day in the whole outlook pops up on Sunday the 6th of September. We get a 3ft SSW groundswell with a 15-second period, energy at 483 (moderate), and glassy conditions with a light N breeze. This is the stand-out. For a brief window, D Street will have clean, smooth waves. It’s still small, but glassy conditions make it the best on offer.
Before that, Saturday the 5th has 4ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period, energy climbing to 947 (strong), and light cross-on or onshore flow. It’s bigger but a bit lumpier. The glassy Sunday is the smarter play.
So, the outlook is grim for a long stretch. A lot of small, windy days. Don’t get your hopes up until that glassy Sunday morning on September 7th.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 224 | 197 | 273 | 249 | 175 | 330 | 264 | 208 | 581 | 584 | 553 | 446 | 257 | 196 | 270 | 343 | 419 | 867 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.49m | 6:56PM2.01m | 8:58AM1.55m | 7:35PM2.10m | 9:16AM1.61m | 8:10PM2.17m | 9:35AM1.68m | 8:44PM2.20m | 9:55AM1.75m | 9:18PM2.17m | 10:16AM1.83m | 9:53PM2.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.43m | 12:51PM1.24m | 2:18AM0.34m | 1:31PM1.14m | 2:46AM0.27m | 2:06PM1.04m | 3:11AM0.24m | 2:40PM0.94m | 3:36AM0.25m | 3:15PM0.84m | 4:00AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.76m | 4:23AM0.38m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 222 | 41 | 27 | 273 | 249 | 175 | 330 | 264 | 176 | 581 | 584 | 553 | 446 | 257 | 196 | 137 | 99 | 94 | 867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 18 | S 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 137 | 135 | 199 | 17 | 17 | 126 | 126 | 208 | 49 | 84 | 47 | 171 | 57 | 63 | 270 | 103 | 65 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 6 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 224 | 197 | 17 | 87 | 93 | 12 | 24 | 111 | 203 | 248 | 196 | 38 | 132 | 130 | 39 | 343 | 419 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 124 | 0 | 129 | 94 | 24 | 94 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
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