D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for D Street.

Right off the bat, we've got a bit of a slow start. The water is sitting at a very unusual 73°F - that's a fair bit warmer than normal for this time of year, 6°F above average, which is something you don't see every day.

The first few days are pretty marginal. Sunday the 19th kicks off with a tiny 3ft to 3ft southwest groundswell, with a long 17-second period. The combined energy is moderate (695 to 901). The wind is onshore but light, so it's not totally blown out, but it's small and inconsistent. Honestly, it's a bit of a wait for anything with any real punch.

Monday and Tuesday (20th and 21st) stay in that same 3ft to 4ft range, with the swell staying from the SSW. The wind is a light cross-onshore breeze, so it's a little choppy. The energy is still moderate (588 to 630). It's not terrible, but it's not exactly firing. You'd be scratching for a few knee-high runners.

Wednesday the 22nd through Friday the 24th is a real quiet patch. Swell drops to 2ft to 3ft, and the period tanks. The energy is weak at times (473 to 546). The wind is still cross-onshore, making for a choppy surface. The forecast is calling it poor surf conditions for a few sessions. Not worth wetting the wetsuit, really.

Now, we start to see a little glimmer on the weekend of the 25th and 26th. Saturday the 25th has a tiny 2ft to 3ft south-west swell but with a very long 21-second period. That's a proper groundswell, but it's so small it's barely going to break. The energy is moderate (872 to 919). Sunday the 26th sees the swell tick up to 3ft to 4ft from the SSW, with a long 19-second period. The energy is getting stronger (959 to 1106). A light cross-onshore breeze is still a bit of a pain, but it's a step in the right direction.

The best window of the first week looks to be Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th. We get a solid 4ft to 4ft SSW swell, with periods around 17 to 18 seconds. The combined energy is strong, hitting 1254 on Monday morning and staying over 1100 for a few sessions. The wind is still a light cross-onshore, but the swell has enough juice to push through. It's still a bit choppy, but for the experienced, there will be some fun, well-shaped lines. The setup is a sandbar, and with a long-period swell like this, it can be a bit walled, but it's the best we've got on offer for the first half.

The end of the month and into August is where things get interesting. We have a gap of a few days with poor conditions, then on Friday the 31st of July, a new pulse of swell arrives. The morning shows 5ft from the S, but the afternoon jumps to 8ft from the S with a 16-second period. The combined energy is very strong at 2707. That’s a serious amount of water moving. The wind is onshore but light, so it could be a bit messy, but for big-wave specialists, that's a proper session. That swell is best for experts, as it's over 8ft.

Saturday the 1st of August holds onto some of that energy, with 6ft to 7ft, but the period drops to 12 seconds. The energy is still strong (1108 to 1349). The wind is lighter, which will help. This is a promising look, but it's a long way out, so treat it as a possibility rather than a guarantee.

For the standout, I'd have to point to the afternoon of the 31st of July. That's the biggest, most powerful swell of the outlook, and if the wind plays ball, it could be a ripper for the big-wave crew. D Street is an exposed sandbar, and with crowds listed as "often", you can expect plenty of company if it fires.

Overall, it's a slow start, a bit of a grind mid-week, and then a solid finish to the month. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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