D Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, switching to feet and inches for you.

Let’s be real: D Street is all we’ve got to look at, and it’s a tough stretch. There’s a whole run of days where the surf is basically a no-go. The first slightly rideable wave shows up on Friday morning July 4 – tiny 3 ft swell from the SSW, 14-second period. Water temp is 69°, about 3° warmer than average for the season – that’s notable, a bit of a gift. But the wind is light cross-onshore, so the surface is a little lumpy.

Saturday and Sunday (5th & 6th) stay about 2–3 ft, period stretching to 18 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (449–515). But it’s onshore breeze, and the wave comments all say marginal or poor. Crowds are often at this sandbar, so even if it was good, you’d have company.

Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th bring a tiny bump to 3–4 ft, still SSW, period 16 seconds. Wednesday morning has the highest energy of the whole run – 958 – still moderate, but wind is light cross-onshore, break is marginal. That’s probably the best morning of the first week: 4 ft, long period, light breeze. Problem is it’s only a sandbar, so the long period might make it straighten out a bit.

From Thursday 10th onward, the swell holds around 3 ft but wind picks up – cross-shore and cross-onshore, moderate breeze on Friday making it choppy. Scores go to zero on several occasions.

Then a big lull. From Saturday 12th afternoon, the swell drops to 3 ft, then 1–2 ft by Monday 14th. Combined energy falls to 200–300 range. Flat spell runs through the middle of the month. There’s a brief blip on Wednesday 16th morning – 2 ft with a 19-second period (energy 386) – but it’s still classed as poor.

The only halfway decent window in the second week might be Saturday 18th morning: 3 ft from the SW, 17-second period, energy 609, but wind is cross-onshore gentle breeze and the wave comment says poor. Not great.

If I had to pick a standout, I’d say Wednesday morning July 9: 4 ft, 16-second period, combined energy 958, light breeze. It’s the biggest energy and the most size, but it’s still only marginal. For a longboard or a funboard with low expectations, it might give you some fun waist-high runners. Otherwise, this is a bleak 16-day outlook. The break is consistent, but the ocean just isn’t delivering. Check back in a week – things can turn.

Rusty.

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